Tag: judgment
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The first people to speak will influence you.
The first people to speak will influence you. Imagine once more that you are awaiting your turn to speak. This time it is not to give your general recommendation of the best course of action, but to give your firm judgement on something. It might be the price you think a product should be sold…
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“Will a major storm devastate a small island in the near future?” An example of the availability heuristic.
Do you think a major storm is likely to devastate a small island quite soon? I am no meteorologist but, being a psychologist, I expect that your answer to this question was “yes”. Two horrific storms are lashing different parts of the world as I write this. The newspapers and websites are full of the…