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    Master Cognitive Biases and Improve Your Critical Thinking

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    Medium of instructions English
    Mode of learning Self study
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    The syllabus

    Getting Started

    • Welcome to the Course!
    • Who is Kevin deLaplante?
    • What Will I Learn in This Course?

    What is a Cognitive Bias?

    • What is a Cognitive Bias?
    • "Biased" does NOT mean "Prejudiced" or "Bigoted"
    • An Example: The Gambler's Fallacy
    • The Most Important Discovery of Modern Psychology

    Cognitive Biases and Their Importance for Critical Thinking

    • A Central Aim of Critical Thinking
    • "Mindware": Tools for Smart Thinking

    Why Are So Many Industries Offering Cognitive Bias Training To Their Employees?

    • Why is Everyone Talking About Cognitive Biases?
    • Reason 1: Avoiding Disasters
    • Reason 2: Improving Performance
    • Reason 3: Promoting Social Justice
    • All of This is Just APPLIED CRITICAL THINKING

    A Gentle Introduction to Cognitive Biases

    • There Are Hundreds of Cognitive Biases
    • We'll Look at FOUR in Detail

    (1) Confirmation Bias

    • What is Confirmation Bias?
    • Biased Memory and the Lunar Effect
    • Biased Search for Information (I): Interviews and Framing Effects
    • Biased Search for Information (II): How Questions Can Manipulate Memory
    • Biased Interpretation of Information: Mulder, Scully and Giant Alien Spiders

    (2) Pattern Seeking

    • We're Very Good at Seeing Patterns ... Maybe Too Good
    • We See Faces Everywhere: Why?
    • Cognitive Biases and Adaptive Shortcuts
    • Stairway to Heaven, Britney Spears, and Backmasking
    • Looking for Meaning in German Carpet Bombing Patterns

    (3) The Anchoring Effect

    • What is the Anchoring Effect?
    • How Much is This Jacket Really Worth?
    • The Basic Shortcut: "Anchor and Adjust"
    • Irrelevant Anchors: Judges Literally Roll Dice on Damages
    • How to Use Anchoring to Manipulate Public Opinion

    (4) Hindsight Bias

    • What Is Hindsight Bias?
    • How Hindsight Bias is Demonstrated
    • Hindsight Bias, 9-11 and Earthquake Prediction

    Introduction to Debiasing Strategies

    • Debiasing Strategies: Overview
    • What is Debiasing?
    • Debiasing the Decision-Maker
    • Debiasing the Environment

    Why Businesses Often Resist Debiasing

    • Five Reasons Why Businesses May Resist Debiasing
    • We Have a BLIND SPOT When It Comes to Our Own Biases

    Debiasing Strategies that Work

    • The General Problem: Narrow Thinking
    • (1) Consider the Opposite
    • (2) Make People Accountable
    • (3) PREMORTEM Analysis
    • (4) The Value of Checklists
    • (5-1) The Benefits and Risks of Group Decision-Making
    • (5-2) The Debiasing Effects of Diversity
    • (5-3) How to Get the Most Out of Brainstorming

    Wrapping Up

    • What's Next?
    • Bonus Lecture: Other Courses I Teach and Services I Offer

    Instructors

    Mr Kevin deLaplante

    Mr Kevin deLaplante
    Philosopher
    Freelancer

    Ph.D

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