Cognitive Biases (Bias-Seas) Poster

Imagine a ship on a tranquil sea. That ship represents a person's mind and the sea represents the discourse of daily experience. The ship sets sail toward various destinations. Reaching a destination represents arriving at a decision. Too often we believe we arrive at decisions because of our will to do so, when in reality it requires continuous course corrections while buffeted by unseen elements, like the wind and the currents. This 24" x 36" poster uses a nautical map concept to convey the many biases that can befall a practicing medical professional in a clinical setting. Includes: • Fundamental Attribution Error• Backfire Effect• Declinism• Reactance• Barnum Effect• Bystander Effect• Availability Heuristic• Confirmation Bias• Groupthink• In-Group Bias• Anchoring* Belief Bias• Dunning-Krugar Effect• Negativity Bias• Curse of Knowledge• Halo Effect• Spotlighting Effect• Optimism Bias• Pessimism Bias• Self-Serving Bias• Placebo Effect• Just World Hypothesis• Framing Effect• Sunk Cost