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Gell-Mann Amnesia

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Cognitive bias term referenced in a critique of Reddit's tendency to name and label psychological phenomena

Related (5)
Decision FatigueThe Ostrich EffectConfirmation BiasAvailability HeuristicLoss Aversion
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"It's called 'decision fatigue' It's called 'Gell-Mann amnesia' They have a word for that, it's 'The Ostrich Effect' The word you're looking for is 'confirmation bias' Yeah it's called 'the availability heuristic'"
People on Reddit just love when there's a name for something · u/exceedingly_lindy · ↑532 · 2024-01-18
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