Confirmation bias, Tendency to notice or trust information that supports what we already believe., Availability bias, Judging the likelihood of something based on how easily examples come to mind., Anchoring bias, Relying too heavily on the first piece of information you see (“anchor”) when making decisions., Halo effect, Assuming someone is good (or bad) overall because of one noticeable trait., Hindsight bias, Believing after something happens that you “knew it all along.”, Self-serving bias, Attributing successes to yourself but blaming failures on outside factors., Fundamental attribution error, Blaming other people’s behavior on their personality while excusing your own behavior as situational., Overconfidence bias, Overestimating your abilities, knowledge, or predictions., Negativity bias, Paying more attention to negative experiences than positive ones., Survivorship bias, Focusing only on successes and ignoring failures that are less visible.

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