Essays about: "Cognitive judgment bias"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Cognitive judgment bias.

  1. 1. Cognitive Judgment Bias in Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) Selected for High vs. Low Fear of Humans

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Philip Ström; [2022]
    Keywords : cognitive judgement bias; domestication; optimism; pessimism; Red Junglefowl;

    Abstract : The Red Junglefowl is a species of bird that was domesticated by humans around 8 000 years ago. Over time, domestication has led to changes in behavior and morphology, made possible by reduced fear of humans. Fear has been shown to affect cognitive processes, such as the way ambiguous stimuli are perceived by the individual. READ MORE

  3. 2. Exploring if Eyespot Tests can Replace Cognitive Judgement Bias Tasks when Assessing Affective State in Red Junglefowl chicks

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Vanessa Galmor; [2022]
    Keywords : Cognitive judgement bias; Eyespot patterns; Red junglefowl; Cognition;

    Abstract : We can describe cognition as the mental processes involved when processing signals and information from our surroundings. Despite being vital for our actions, these processes can be biased by emotions, which results in a judgement bias of ambiguous information. READ MORE

  4. 3. Impact of Overconfidence Bias on Entrepreneurs Financing Decisions : The Case of Growth-oriented Startups in Sweden and Germany

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    Author : Suci Ariyanti; Hayk Mnatsakanyan; [2020]
    Keywords : Startups; cognitive bias; overconfidence; entrepreneurial cognition; capital financing; institutional comparison; entrepreneurship;

    Abstract : Background: Both Authors have many years of finance background and as well as studying entrepreneurship motivated to tackle the less researched area in entrepreneurship: entrepreneurs’ behavioural impact on their financial decisions. Such decisions in initial stages of startup formation have a critical impact on company’s future development which raises the importance of understanding the behavioural motives of the entrepreneurs. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exploring the time-loss bias: Identification of individual decision rules and heuristics.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Psykologiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Borg; [2019]
    Keywords : Time-loss bias; decision rules;

    Abstract : Previous research has demonstrated that intuitive judgments of timeloss are often biased: overestimated when a high speed is slowed down and underestimated when a low speed is decreased further. Yet, no findings provide cognitive explanations of the bias. READ MORE

  6. 5. Debiasing for everyone: Testing an educational intervention to reduce causal illusions in rural Kenya

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Linnea Cederlund; Henrik Josander; [2017]
    Keywords : illusion of causality; bias; debias; intervention; contingency judgment task; basic scientific thinking; Kenya; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : It has been argued that cognitive biases are the source of a range of problems in modern society, from stereotype formation to belief in pseudoscience. One of those biases causes people to perceive causal relationships between unrelated events and is known as illusion of causality. READ MORE