The Convergence of Pattern Recognition and Cognitive Bias

People who recognize patterns more easily are also more susceptible to cognitive bias? 🤡 Is MBTI actually reliable? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLkcSmg58e8&list=PLmotzdKdltJJ-y3kk1kEi2XEXwRtBuaac&index=11&t=19s Do you have pareidolia and see faces everywhere? What is this fascinating connection between pattern recognition and cognitive biases and fallacies? How does it affect superstitions and conspiracy theories? Make better decisions and improve critical thinking as we break down the science and psychology behind this. ## 00:00 Pattern Recognition and Intelligence 00:52 Availability Heuristic 02:09 Actor-Observer Effect 04:02 Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc Fallacy 05:48 Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy 06:54 We are causal-poor 07:41 Confucius on Knowledge ## Kurzweil, R. (2012). How to Create a Mind- The Secret of Human Thought Revealed. New York: Penguin Books. Miemis, V. (2010, April 10). Essential Skills for 21st Century Survival: Part I: Pattern Recognition. Retrieved from Emergent by Design. Prooijen, J. (2018). Connecting the dots: Illusory pattern perception predicts belief in conspiracies and the supernatural WTOL11. Point Place Family Sees Image of Jesus on Pie. https://www.wtol.com/article/news/point-place-family-sees-image-of-jesus-on-pie/512-71deb870-b914-4730-999b-d78fe3d0e3d9 _marco annunziata from Italy, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons_ drunk octopus, http://www.artandesignews.com/drunk-octopus/ angry mop, http://imgur.com/r/Pareidolia/H7m3pIt skull rose, https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-optical-illusions-part2/ drunk washing machine, https://www.boredpanda.com/perfectly-timed-photos-2/ zipper fish, http://www.flickr.com/photos/47914087@N00/142081416/in/gallery-23882161@N03-72157623898751097/ sad faucet, http://www.adme.ru/vdohnovenie-919705/ya-vizhu-lica-393805/393805-3986605/ smiling cheese grater, http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdgalvin/7097817131/in/pool-facesinplaces/ Videoes and Sound Effects from Pixabay