Buzz·Posted on Sep 21, 20179 Cognitive Biases You Didn't Know You HadYour dumb brain is playing some truly devious tricks on you. Learn to look out for some of these sneaky, tricksy cognitive biases and it might just change the way you see the world.by by Jack ShepherdBuzzFeed Staff, by jrichardsonBuzzFeed ContributorFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink 1. Dunning-Kruger Effect: The less you know, the more confident you're likely to be. 2. The Curse of Knowledge: Once you understand something, you assume it must be obvious to everyone. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 3. Sunk Cost Fallacy: Irrationally clinging to something just because it has already cost you something. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 4. Self-Serving Bias: You believe that you are responsible for your successes and that your failures are due to external factors. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. Framing Effect: You allow yourself to be unduly influenced by the manner in which something is explained to you. 6. Confirmation Bias: You favor things that confirm your existing beliefs. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 7. The Availability Heuristic: Your judgments are influenced by what springs most easily to mind. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 8. The Barnum Effect: You see personal specifics in vague statements by filling in the gaps. 9. The Spotlight Effect: You overestimate how much people notice how you look and act. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Quite a few more fascinating biases (and a downloadable poster so you can hang your cognitive errors on your wall) at yourbias.is: