As you think about your personal and professional goals and aspirations, what cognitive biases outlined by Gilovich, T. D. (Academic). (2016) might impede your growth? What active steps might you take to recognize and combat such biased forms of thinking?

identify one example of scholarly research (peer-reviewed) for your final project and outline the main claim and ideas. Explain how this research on the topic you are exploring helps address any cognitive biases you may have had in your thinking. Does it help to change your thinking or approach to your topic?

Answer:

Gilovich asserts that cognitive biases are the way of thinking process that gives errors in judgment or decision making; a prevailing model is that it comes from thinking shortcuts leading to wrong decisions. In my daily life, I judge people as my friends of foes, which is influenced by cognitive biases. I over assume people with small things they do to me or fail to do, which is not good. To combat this, I am learning not to perturb myself in little things that happen around me by people and which will trigger me to judge them. I try to appreciate everything done to me and ignore some of the mistakes people do.  My approach is beneficial, and I have started seeing some changes in my judgment.

Kinsey, M. J., et al. "Cognitive biases within decision making during fire evacuations." Fire technology 55.2 (2019): 465-485.