Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path
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Literacy in a digital education world and peripheral issues.
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When You Can't Afford to Make a Mistake, This’ll Keep You Sharp

When You Can't Afford to Make a Mistake, This’ll Keep You Sharp | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
20 cognitive biases in a chart that could keep you from making a bad decision.

 

Peter Baumann suggests that our biases can get a bad rap, but that they're essential. He sees them as unconscious inclinations that we've developed over time, and most of the time, they reflect actual knowledge we've acquired about how the world works. They set the frameworks within which we live our lives. Our bias toward feeling safe, for example, keeps us (mostly) out of trouble, while a bias towards certain flavors sets us parameters for selecting the dish we'd like to eat at a restaurant. Of course, our biases are only as intelligent as we are, so occasionally they're pretty stupid.

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Engaging With Contrary Evidence

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In researching how best to prepare students for new-media literacy, I’ve come across the term confirmation bias—the tendency that all human beings share to search for or interpret information in a way that supports already held beliefs, and to ignore contrary evidence. It’s something that is hardwired into our brains—our world is too complicated for us to keep testing everything we know.
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