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So this question is asking us to identify a term or the type of bias specifically that involves relying on a false stereotype to make a decision.
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Of the types of biases, we're given anchoring bias, confirmation bias, representative bias, and availability bias.
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I omitted writing bias just to save space and so it is redundant.
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So the best way to go about this is looking at every option we're given and understanding each term and a applying that to the definition that we're given and seeing what best fits.
00:35
So i'm going to start with anchoring bias.
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The best way i remember anchoring bias is that we think of an anchor.
00:41
We see it staying in one place.
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And in terms of talking about an anchoring bias, that one place is significant or the equivalent of one piece of information.
00:52
So what i mean by this is that the anchoring bias is defined of focusing on one piece of info.
01:03
When it comes to problem solving or decision making, anchoring bias comes into play when you're only focused on one aspect of the circumstance given or the situation.
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And because of that, it's not really reflective of any false stereotype.
01:20
So anchoring isn't the right answer.
01:25
Moving forward, we have confirmation bias.
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And the easy thing about confirmation bias is that the word confirmation kind of just tells you what the definition of the term is.
01:36
And to put it simply, confirmation bias is focusing on info that confirms your beliefs.
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And this has seen a lot when talking about political debates and of that matter.
01:57
And it's what you want to stay away from when you're involved in debates and socratic seminars.
02:05
Because you want to be able to look at different perspectives that aren't your own or don't agree with you...