In their first study of the availability heuristic, Tversky and Kahneman asked participants to estimate whether English had more words that started with the letter K or more words that had K as the third letter. What do you think? … Read More
Language, Thought, & Cognition Resources
On this page you’ll find a number of resources for understanding the key concepts of linguistics, cognition, and thought, including language acquisition, problem-solving, and decision-making. If I’ve missed a good resource, please share it in the comments section! General Resources … Read More
Tali Sharot on Optimism Bias
In this video Tali Sharot discusses how, for better or worse, optimism can bias our views of the world, particularly when it comes to assessing our own likelihood of experiencing negative events. She also mentions how it influences our self-assessment … Read More
Norm Macdonald on the Availability Heuristic
Though he doesn’t refer to it by name, comedian Norm Macdonald gives us a great example of the availability heuristic midway through this clip from Me Doing Standup. He describes how we worry about things that will almost assuredly never happen … Read More
Dan Ariely on “Decision Illusions”
In this TEDtalk, behavioral economist Dan Ariely begins by describing visual illusions as a metaphor for understanding the “decision illusions” that we make. He notes that we are exceptionally good at vision (and get lots of practice) but not so … Read More
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