Humans are drawn to stimuli that are salient, such as unique or negative experiences. This influences how we make judgments using cognitive shortcuts like the representativeness heuristic. Cognitive a...Humans are drawn to stimuli that are salient, such as unique or negative experiences. This influences how we make judgments using cognitive shortcuts like the representativeness heuristic. Cognitive accessibility determines how readily available knowledge is to guide our reactions, potentially leading to errors such as the availability heuristic or false consensus bias. Understanding these concepts helps to recognize how we may think accurately or inaccurately about ourselves and others.
