What category does Availability Heuristic belong to?

Availability Heuristic belongs to the "Cognitive Biases" category in personal knowledge management and productivity.

What are the key topics related to Availability Heuristic?

Key topics related to Availability Heuristic include: cognitive-biases, cognition, decision-making, psychology.

What are alternative names for Availability Heuristic?

Availability Heuristic is also known as: Availability bias.

Availability Heuristic

Judging likelihood based on how easily examples come to mind.

Also known as: Availability bias

Category: Cognitive Biases

Tags: cognitive-biases, cognition, decision-making, psychology

Explanation

The Availability Heuristic is a mental shortcut where we judge the probability or frequency of events based on how easily examples come to mind. Vivid, recent, or emotionally charged events seem more common than they actually are. Plane crashes feel more dangerous than car accidents because they're more memorable. In PKM, notes that are more recently accessed or more dramatically written may seem more important than they are. Systematic tagging and organization help counter this bias.

Related Concepts

Confirmation Bias
Critical Thinking
Recency Bias

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