Cognitive Bias Lab

30 interactive experiments that reveal how your brain takes shortcuts, distorts reality, and tricks you into confidence. The first experiment in each category is free. Unlock the rest to go deeper.

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Category 01

Judgment Biases

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Anchoring Redux

Does a single number hijack your estimate?

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Availability Heuristic

Which kills more? Test your risk perception.

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The Linda Problem

The classic conjunction fallacy experiment.

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Hindsight Bias

Did you really know it all along?

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Halo Effect

Does appearance change perceived competence?

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Gambler's Fallacy

After 5 heads, what comes next?

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Peak-End Rule

How endings distort your memory of experiences.

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Bandwagon Effect

Does popularity change your opinion?

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Spotlight Effect

How much do others really notice?

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Survivorship Bias

What do winners really have in common?

Category 02

Decision Biases

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Framing Effect

Same facts, different frame, different choice.

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Sunk Cost Fallacy

Should you keep going just because you started?

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Confirmation Bias

Can you find the real rule behind 2, 4, 8?

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Dunning-Kruger Effect

How well do you know what you know?

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IKEA Effect

Is your creation really worth more?

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Zero-Risk Bias

Eliminating risk vs. reducing it more.

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Ambiguity Aversion

Known odds vs. unknown odds.

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Omission Bias

Is doing nothing really more innocent?

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Planning Fallacy

How long will this really take?

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Outcome Bias

Does a good outcome mean a good decision?

Category 03

Social Biases

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Conformity Pressure

Will you agree with an obviously wrong crowd?

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False Consensus

Does everyone really agree with you?

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In-Group Bias

Same work, different team label.

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Authority Bias

Does a title change how good the advice is?

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Just-World Hypothesis

Do people get what they deserve?

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Misinformation Effect

How questions reshape your memory.

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Rosy Retrospection

Was the past really that good?

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Curse of Knowledge

Can you un-know what you know?

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Fundamental Attribution Error

Jerk or just having a bad day?

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Bias Blind Spot

You see bias in others. But in yourself?