Representativeness Heuristic: Judging by Stereotypes Instead of Statistical Reality

Mental Minute by Hassen, Zsolt, & NotebookLM

Episode notes

In this episode, we explore the Representativeness Heuristic, a mental shortcut where people judge probabilities based on stereotypes or similarities, often overlooking actual data. Learn how this bias impacts decision-making and how to think more critically in everyday situations.

Keywords
Cognitive BiasRepresentativeness heuristicEducation