Heuristics and Decision-Making Biases

Need for Closure

الحاجة للإغلاق The urge to reach a decision quickly in order to escape the discomfort of uncertainty, even at the cost of making a better choice. Medium 39

Ambiguity Aversion

تجنّب الغموض A preference for options that come with clear, readily available information, even when those options are not objectively the best. Medium 34

Action Bias

التحيز للفعل Members The impulse to act quickly just to feel that something is being done, even when that action is far from the best available response. Easy

Planning Fallacy

مغالطة التخطيط Members The tendency to underestimate how much time, effort, or resources a task will actually require. Easy

Risk Aversion

النفور من المخاطرة Members Choosing security and a small but certain loss over opportunities that carry higher — if uncertain — returns. Medium

Anchoring Bias

تحيز الارتساء Members The tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information encountered — the anchor — when making decisions. Easy

Availability Bias

تحيز الإتاحة Members Judging the likelihood of events based on how easily examples spring to mind, rather than on actual statistics. Easy

Loss Aversion

النفور من الخسارة Members The tendency to feel the pain of a loss far more acutely than the pleasure of an equivalent gain. Medium

Status Quo Bias

تحيز الوضع القائم Members The tendency to prefer things as they are and resist change simply by virtue of its being change. Medium

Sunk Cost Fallacy

مغالطة التكاليف الغارقة Members The tendency to press on with a failing endeavor because of the time, money, or effort already invested — even when continuing no longer makes rational sense. Medium