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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescognitive-bias
/ˈkɒɡ.nɪ.tɪv ˈbaɪ.əs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A systematic error in thinking that occurs when people are processing and interpreting information in the world around them.
"Confirmation bias is a common cognitive bias that leads people to favor information that confirms their existing beliefs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the field of psychology by Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman in the 1970s, combining 'cognitive' (from Latin cognoscere, meaning 'to know') and 'bias' (from Old Provençal biais, meaning 'slant' or 'slope').
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biais cognitif
Transliteration: byɛ kɔɡ.ni.tif
"Le biais de confirmation est un biais cognitif très répandu."
kognitive Verzerrung
Transliteration: kɔɡ.niˈtiː.və fɛɐ̯ˈtsɛʁ.ʊŋ
"Eine kognitive Verzerrung kann unsere Urteilskraft trüben."
bias cognitivo
Transliteration: ˈbi.az koɲˈɲi.ti.vo
"Il bias cognitivo influenza il nostro modo di prendere decisioni."
sesgo cognitivo
Transliteration: ˈses.ɣo koɣˈni.ti.βo
"El sesgo cognitivo altera la percepción de la realidad."
viés cognitivo
Transliteration: viˈɛs koɡ.niˈtʃi.vu
"O viés cognitivo afeta a tomada de decisões no dia a dia."
संज्ञानात्मक पक्षपात
Transliteration: sangyatamak pakshpat
"संज्ञानात्मक पक्षपात हमारी निर्णय लेने की क्षमता को प्रभावित करता है।"
认知偏差
Transliteration: rèn zhì piān chā
"确认偏误是一种常见的认知偏差。"
인지 편향
Transliteration: inji phyeonhyang
"확증 편향은 대표적인 인지 편향 중 하나입니다."
認知バイアス
Transliteration: ninchi baiasu
"確証バイアスはよくある認知バイアスの一つです。"
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