Driving decisions

Gambler's Fallacy

Gambler's Fallacy

Understanding the gambler's fallacy can help you make safer decisions on the road, without assuming that a lack of accidents in the past guarantees safety in the future.

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Self-Serving Bias

Self-Serving Bias

Driving: Acknowledging that bad driving experiences may involve one's own mistakes (not just other drivers’ fault) can lead to better safety and driving habits.
Skinner's Superstition Experiment

Skinner's Superstition Experiment

Driving: Prioritize safe driving habits and maintenance over beliefs in lucky charms or rituals for car safety.
Dunning–Kruger Effect

Dunning–Kruger Effect

Driving Skills: Most drivers rate themselves as "above average," which can lead to overconfidence and risky driving. Recognizing this can lead to safer habits.
Law of Deminishing Returns

Law of Deminishing Returns

Driving: Maintaining a safe following distance to avoid accidents without sacrificing time efficiency.
Erikson's stages of Development

Erikson's stages of Development

Healthcare Decisions: Patients and healthcare providers can consider the psychosocial impact of medical decisions.
Anchoring

Anchoring

Health decisions: Avoid anchoring your expectations on a single medical opinion and seek multiple perspectives before making decisions.
Confirmation Bias

Confirmation Bias

Parenting decisions: Awareness of confirmation bias can help parents make more balanced decisions about their children's education, activities, and discipline.
Framing Effect

Framing Effect

Parenting decisions: Recognizing the framing effect can help you communicate more effectively with your children and make better decisions for their well-being.
Correlation-Causation Fallacy

Correlation-Causation Fallacy

Workplace decisions: Recognizing the correlation-causation fallacy can help you make more informed decisions in the workplace, without assuming that a correlation between certain factors and outcomes necessarily implies causation.
Clustering Bias/Illusion

Clustering Bias/Illusion

Workplace decisions: Knowing clustering bias can help you make more informed decisions in the workplace, without assuming that a series of positive or negative outcomes reflects a trend.