I really like your point about the halo effect! It's a fascinating bias. Then there's the similar concept of stereotyping, which focuses on judging individuals based on their group affiliation. While the halo effect influences our perception of a single person, stereotyping makes assumptions about an entire group.
The most obvious one I can think of is when journalist Brian Williams was fired by NBC because his verbal depiction of events he was involved with didn't match up with the truth. Apparently you can get away with verbal fabrication in politics but not in journalism.
The unattractive person in the group is commonly known as the "wing" person.
I wish that I hadn't trusted many who I did growing up because not trusting 100% would have saved me heartbreak. At the same time, I don't think of them as mistakes because they were learning lessons that have only helped me to grow as a person. They also showed me that you honestly can't fully know someone because many hide who they are as a form of protection. I can't help but love that and think it's a very wise move. As for dating, I've never been the grab a friend and go out looking type. I know that some are but it's never been my thing. I just let what happens, happen. Besides, if you're with someone who can't understand all of you, I tend to wonder what the point is. As far as looking back goes, some of my past is normal but not all of it. Due to that fact, looking back too much for me can be extremely harmful. I'm proud of my strength but something tells me that won't get me a job that helps pay my bills. Looking back too much has only helped me find more who judge me based on the sad things in my life, without looking at the good. That's kind of a sad loss to the world as well because I have so many great ideas that could help so many businesses to grow, etc.
Your thoughts on cognitive biases are really interesting. How we perceive and reinterpret art could be a fascinating reflection of our mental shortcuts and subjective realities. It’s a good reminder that our understanding, even in creativity, is often a blend of truth and illusion.
The confirmation and availability are two big ones. The availability bias (or availability heuristic) refers to the tendency people have to rely on information that is easier to recall when faced with a decision. Confirmation bias is the tendency to selectively search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconceived ideas.
Don't know what you're talking about. When me and the guys went out back in the day, I can't recall us having an "ugly" guy with us or anything.
We were all equally attractive.
My friends even confirmed this and always kept saying to me, "Yes, Daniel, you're just as attractive as the rest of us. Now please stand next to me to make me look better."
I’m going to take you on a little journey and hopefully it’s on topic.
I think my siblings and I still do some of this. We all kind of treat each other like we are the same kids that used to fight all the time. Like time stopped when I was 15, my sister’s 21, 17, 10 and my brother 17.
We all have careers, children, partners etc.. but we forget to apply those changes or our emotional growth to the equation. We are all very different than we used to be as kids, and I think about that a lot. Our lens is outdated.
The other point I wanted to bring up, was I used to fall into the middle ground fallacy a lot. I would say things like, but what’s the context? Not everything is black or white- good or bad- there is a whole lot of grey out there and tolerance was key for the best outcomes. BUT there are some things that are actually just true, and just wrong, and some outcomes are most definitely better than others and it took me a while to break that habit.
There is so much here that could be discussed, but I’ll just bring up these two points that I think touch well on what your article is about.
Oh! And wasn’t it the movie Beautiful mind that touches on people picking the lesser attractive of the women in order to all get lucky or something like that… maybe the opposite of the halo effect. lol
Good point about some things being truly obvious or simple. I think most of us fall into the opposite problem, of not analyzing everything enough, but overthinking can be just as big of a problem. I've seen people talk themselves out of good ideas because of this phenomenon.
Exactly! I’m constantly second guessing or even giving second chances to environments that I need to move on from because I can always find reasons to empathize with things. Or recognize that everyone is living a different story and perceive things differently, it’s hard to be judgmental from that place. Idk. Anyways thanks for the article Andrew! 😊
Man, you'd have to ask Google about that one. I am only loosely familiar with the show. Is it because nobody really thought he'd end up with Rachel? Was Joey the good-looking one? That's pretty much all of my knowledge.
I was a big fan and still watch it sometimes at night on Nickelodeon. I thought that there might've been something specific said about Ross, so I was curious.
To me, each guy was attractive in his own way. Chandler was nice, but a little immature. Joey could be charming as hell, but was dumb as a box of rocks. Ross could be a little whiny, and a total nerd. And I love nerds! He'd definitely be my pick. 🙂
Ross? Really? He is such a winnie and not even a good person. Chanler is my pick, because he does the most growing through out the show and is the best partner. Ross is too entitled and does a lot of stuff that I found to be manipulative and covertly toxic.
And Joey is a womanizer for sure but I love that dumb hunk. He isn’t intentionally harmful, he could get it for sure.🤪
I really like your point about the halo effect! It's a fascinating bias. Then there's the similar concept of stereotyping, which focuses on judging individuals based on their group affiliation. While the halo effect influences our perception of a single person, stereotyping makes assumptions about an entire group.
Nice! Thanks for this observation.
The most obvious one I can think of is when journalist Brian Williams was fired by NBC because his verbal depiction of events he was involved with didn't match up with the truth. Apparently you can get away with verbal fabrication in politics but not in journalism.
The unattractive person in the group is commonly known as the "wing" person.
Oh yeah! Wingman, wing person, winglady, tagalong. I had forgotten about that one.
I wish that I hadn't trusted many who I did growing up because not trusting 100% would have saved me heartbreak. At the same time, I don't think of them as mistakes because they were learning lessons that have only helped me to grow as a person. They also showed me that you honestly can't fully know someone because many hide who they are as a form of protection. I can't help but love that and think it's a very wise move. As for dating, I've never been the grab a friend and go out looking type. I know that some are but it's never been my thing. I just let what happens, happen. Besides, if you're with someone who can't understand all of you, I tend to wonder what the point is. As far as looking back goes, some of my past is normal but not all of it. Due to that fact, looking back too much for me can be extremely harmful. I'm proud of my strength but something tells me that won't get me a job that helps pay my bills. Looking back too much has only helped me find more who judge me based on the sad things in my life, without looking at the good. That's kind of a sad loss to the world as well because I have so many great ideas that could help so many businesses to grow, etc.
Your thoughts on cognitive biases are really interesting. How we perceive and reinterpret art could be a fascinating reflection of our mental shortcuts and subjective realities. It’s a good reminder that our understanding, even in creativity, is often a blend of truth and illusion.
Good point, and maybe that sort of explains how "beauty is in the eye of the beholder", especially with regard to visual art!
Every single one is here: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/every-single-cognitive-bias/
The confirmation and availability are two big ones. The availability bias (or availability heuristic) refers to the tendency people have to rely on information that is easier to recall when faced with a decision. Confirmation bias is the tendency to selectively search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconceived ideas.
Don't know what you're talking about. When me and the guys went out back in the day, I can't recall us having an "ugly" guy with us or anything.
We were all equally attractive.
My friends even confirmed this and always kept saying to me, "Yes, Daniel, you're just as attractive as the rest of us. Now please stand next to me to make me look better."
Oddly, the halo effect and the reverse halo effect are both believed to be a real thing, although they sort of contradict one another.
Which marks the first time in human history where anyone held two contradictory opinions at once.
Second, I think. I remember enjoying both Transformers AND Go-bots.
Hahah
I’m going to take you on a little journey and hopefully it’s on topic.
I think my siblings and I still do some of this. We all kind of treat each other like we are the same kids that used to fight all the time. Like time stopped when I was 15, my sister’s 21, 17, 10 and my brother 17.
We all have careers, children, partners etc.. but we forget to apply those changes or our emotional growth to the equation. We are all very different than we used to be as kids, and I think about that a lot. Our lens is outdated.
The other point I wanted to bring up, was I used to fall into the middle ground fallacy a lot. I would say things like, but what’s the context? Not everything is black or white- good or bad- there is a whole lot of grey out there and tolerance was key for the best outcomes. BUT there are some things that are actually just true, and just wrong, and some outcomes are most definitely better than others and it took me a while to break that habit.
There is so much here that could be discussed, but I’ll just bring up these two points that I think touch well on what your article is about.
Oh! And wasn’t it the movie Beautiful mind that touches on people picking the lesser attractive of the women in order to all get lucky or something like that… maybe the opposite of the halo effect. lol
Good point about some things being truly obvious or simple. I think most of us fall into the opposite problem, of not analyzing everything enough, but overthinking can be just as big of a problem. I've seen people talk themselves out of good ideas because of this phenomenon.
Exactly! I’m constantly second guessing or even giving second chances to environments that I need to move on from because I can always find reasons to empathize with things. Or recognize that everyone is living a different story and perceive things differently, it’s hard to be judgmental from that place. Idk. Anyways thanks for the article Andrew! 😊
Very interesting article!
Why Ross?
Man, you'd have to ask Google about that one. I am only loosely familiar with the show. Is it because nobody really thought he'd end up with Rachel? Was Joey the good-looking one? That's pretty much all of my knowledge.
I was a big fan and still watch it sometimes at night on Nickelodeon. I thought that there might've been something specific said about Ross, so I was curious.
To me, each guy was attractive in his own way. Chandler was nice, but a little immature. Joey could be charming as hell, but was dumb as a box of rocks. Ross could be a little whiny, and a total nerd. And I love nerds! He'd definitely be my pick. 🙂
Maybe it was the nerd stigma. I'd certainly prefer a nerd!
Ross? Really? He is such a winnie and not even a good person. Chanler is my pick, because he does the most growing through out the show and is the best partner. Ross is too entitled and does a lot of stuff that I found to be manipulative and covertly toxic.
And Joey is a womanizer for sure but I love that dumb hunk. He isn’t intentionally harmful, he could get it for sure.🤪
Anyways, just my point of view.
I definitely agree that Chandler grew the most.
You know now that I think about it.. Chandler’s character was completely homophobic. . They all definitely have issues. But don’t we all. 🙂
Preach!
I'm never writing about Friends again.
Just kidding! I'm glad the conversation is happening. What about the female characters on the show?