Causality and Attribution
heuristics
representativeness
When trying to explain the causes of events, we make errors resulting from the prominence of available information, stereotypes etc.
NoteExample
Driving mistakes and stereotypes
Mistakes made by other drivers when driving are registered as “exceptions” when those drivers are men, but as confirming a stereotype of “bad women drivers” otherwise. In other words, the same evidence produces opposite causal narratives depending on who it involves.
Cross-links: Confirmation Bias · Self-Attribution Bias · Representativeness Heuristic · Hindsight Bias