Availability- Misweighing Tendency
{/* We tend to overemphasize information that is the most available and vivid from our surroundings and our mind. In the academic world, this is known as the Availability Bias. Unfortunately, The easiness doesn’t mean that the information is the most useful one.
This can work to people’s benefit in the world of persuasion and memory. By painting a vivid picture of something, we can more effectively influence others and keep ideas in our own memories.
When in group environments, simple explanations of complex phenomena can rapidly gain currency and spread even if they’re wrong. This is known as the availability cascade. Michael Simmons & Ian Chew Authority- Misinfluence Tendency
We trust and respect leaders too much, even when they make mistakes.
We also trust leaders in areas where they are not experts. This is known as the Halo Effect. Michael Simmons & Ian Chew
Twaddle Tendency
People tend to talk a lot about things they’re not an expert in. Be very careful of these people.
Instead, try to surround yourself with people who show restraint in sharing their opinions until they’re more proven or thought through. Michael Simmons & Ian Chew
Influence of Authority
The equally famous Stanford Prison Experiment and Milgram Experiments demonstrated what humans had learned practically many years before: the human bias towards being influenced by authority. In a dominance hierarchy such as ours, we tend to look to the leader for guidance on behavior, especially in situations of stress or uncertainty. Thus, authority figures have a responsibility to act well, whether they like it or not. Shane Parrish's Farnam Street Mental Model Guide
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