Cognitive bias
Origin: Lat. cognoscĕre, sessus
The human tendency to make systematic errors in certain circumstances based on cognitive factors rather than evidence.
Spanish: Sesgo cognitivo
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- Jackson. Michael “Foresight Glossary”cited 180 times
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