Cognitive biases

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We do not seek for truth in the abstract... Every man sees what he looks for, and hears what he listens for, and nothing else.

George Bernard Shaw

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Topic

Confirmation bias Cognitive biases Seeking the truth

Author

George Bernard Shaw

Source

Letters of George Bernard Shaw

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1891 1890s 19th century

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Citation

Shaw, George Bernard. Letter to E. C. Chapman. 29 July 1891.

In "Confessions of a Winning Poker Player," Jack King said, "Few players recall big pots they have won, strange as it seems, but every player can remember with remarkable accuracy the outstanding tough beats of his career." It seems true to me, cause walking in here, I can hardly remember how I built my bankroll, but I can't stop thinking of how I lost it.

Rounders

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Topic

Loss aversion Cognitive biases Gambling

Speaker

Mike McDermott

Actor

Matt Damon

Source

Rounders

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Rounders. Directed by John Dahl, Spanky Pictures, 1998.

Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Studies in Pessimism

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Topic

Myopia Perception Parochialism Cognitive biases Perspective

Author

Arthur Schopenhauer

Source

Further Psychological Observations Studies in Pessimism

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

German

Time

1851 1850s 19th century

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Original Citation

Schopenhauer, Arthur. Studies in Pessimism. c. 1851.

Current Citation

Schopenhauer, Arthur. Studies in Pessimism. University of California Libraries, 2011.

It is the nature of an hypothesis, when once a man has conceived it, that it assimilates every thing to itself, as proper nourishment; and, from the first moment of your begetting it, it generally grows the stronger by every thing you see, hear, read, or understand.

Laurence Sterne

Tristram Shandy

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Topic

Confirmation bias Cognitive biases

Author

Laurence Sterne

Source

Tristram Shandy

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1760 1760s 18th century

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Original Citation

Sterne, Laurence. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman. Vol. 2, London: Ann Ward, 1760, ch. 19.

Current Citation

Sterne, Laurence. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, edited by Ian Campbell Ross. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 19.

A man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest.

Simon & Garfunkel

The Boxer

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Confirmation bias Cognitive biases

Speaker

Simon & Garfunkel

Source

The Boxer Bridge over Troubled Water (album)

Medium

Song

Genre

Folk rock

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Simon, Paul. "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Performed by Simon & Garfunkel. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Columbia Records, 1970.