Driving decisions
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.
Similar Situations
Self-Serving Bias
Driving: Acknowledging that bad driving experiences may involve one's own mistakes (not just other driversâ fault) can lead to better safety and driving habits.
Skinner's Superstition Experiment
Driving: Prioritize safe driving habits and maintenance over beliefs in lucky charms or rituals for car safety.
DunningâKruger 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
Driving: Maintaining a safe following distance to avoid accidents without sacrificing time efficiency.
Erikson's stages of Development
Healthcare Decisions: Patients and healthcare providers can consider the psychosocial impact of medical decisions.
Anchoring
Health decisions: Avoid anchoring your expectations on a single medical opinion and seek multiple perspectives before making decisions.
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
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
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
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.