The Illusory Truth Effect is hearing something often enough, you’ll start believing it whether it is true or not. Why does this happen? The human brain is lazy and looks for shortcuts. One ...

Confirmation bias can strengthen an illusory correlation, making it even more likely to influence subsequent actions – whether compulsively wearing a lucky shirt to an anxiety-inducing ...

Confirmation bias can strengthen an illusory correlation, making it even more likely to influence subsequent actions – whether compulsively wearing a lucky shirt to an anxiety-inducing appointment or ...

Confirmation bias can strengthen an illusory correlation, making it even more likely to influence subsequent actions—whether compulsively wearing a lucky shirt to an anxiety-inducing appointment ...

Throughout the race for the most recent US Presidential election, a closer look at biases highlights the need for both voters and business leaders to understand how misinformation makes us vulnerable ...

The 'illusory truth effect': repetition builds belief Another key bias Alex highlights is the “illusory truth effect”, which reinforces beliefs through repetition. In an election environment, where ...

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Summary: Our brains assign the same biases to faces seen in inanimate objects as they do to human faces. Known as face pareidolia, this phenomenon includes seeing faces in objects like the moon or ...

Additionally, we report a striking bias in gender perception, with many more illusory faces perceived as male than female. As illusory faces do not have a biological sex, this bias is significant in ...