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==Origin==

==Origin==

French ''biais'' , in 14th cent. ‘oblique, obliquity’. Also Sardinian ''biasciu'' , Italian ''s-biescio'' awry

French ''biais'' , in 14th cent. ‘oblique, obliquity’. Also Sardinian ''biasciu'' , Italian ''s-biescio'' awry

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1530]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1530]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: a line [[diagonal]] to the grain of a fabric; especially : a line at a 45 degree angle to the selvage often utilized in the cutting of garments for smoother fit

*1: a line [[diagonal]] to the grain of a fabric; especially : a line at a 45 degree angle to the selvage often utilized in the cutting of garments for smoother fit

*2a : a peculiarity in the [[shape]] of a bowl that causes it to swerve when rolled on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_green the green in lawn bowling]  

*2a : a peculiarity in the [[shape]] of a bowl that causes it to swerve when rolled on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_green the green in lawn bowling]  

:b : the tendency of a bowl to swerve; also : the [[impulse]] causing this tendency  

:b : the tendency of a bowl to swerve; also : the [[impulse]] causing this tendency  

:c : the swerve of the bowl

:c : the swerve of the bowl

'''Bias''' is an inclination to present or hold a partial [[perspective]] at the expense of (possibly equally valid) alternatives. Bias can come in many forms.

'''Bias''' is an inclination to present or hold a partial [[perspective]] at the expense of (possibly equally valid) alternatives. Bias can come in many forms.

A ''cognitive bias'' is the human [[tendency]] to make systematic [[decisions]] in certain circumstances based on [[cognitive]] factors rather than [[evidence]]. Such biases can result from [[information]]-processing shortcuts called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuristics heuristics]. They include [[errors]] in [[judgment]], social attribution, and [[memory]]. Cognitive biases are a common outcome of human [[thought]], and often drastically skew the reliability of anecdotal and [[legal]] [[evidence]]. It is a [[phenomenon]] studied in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_science cognitive science] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_psychology social psychology].

A ''cognitive bias'' is the human [[tendency]] to make systematic [[decisions]] in certain circumstances based on [[cognitive]] factors rather than [[evidence]]. Such biases can result from [[information]]-processing shortcuts called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuristics heuristics]. They include [[errors]] in [[judgment]], social attribution, and [[memory]]. Cognitive biases are a common outcome of human [[thought]], and often drastically skew the reliability of anecdotal and [[legal]] [[evidence]]. It is a [[phenomenon]] studied in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_science cognitive science] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_psychology social psychology].

[[Category: Psychology]]

[[Category: Psychology]]

[[Category: Philosophy]]

[[Category: Philosophy]]