What are cognitive biases and tips to improve your thinking
Last Updated : 06 September 2023
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In today’s information age, our ability to make informed decisions is crucial, especially when it comes to nutrition and health. To make sense of the huge amount of information that surrounds us, our brains sometimes make systematic thinking errors – known as cognitive biases. This infographic explores seven common cognitive biases (confirmation bias, health halo effect, negativity bias, bandwagon effect, anchoring bias, false-cause effect, and the Dunning-Kruger effect) and includes tips to help you overcome them so that you can make more informed decisions.