The human tendency to make systematic errors in specific circumstances based on cognitive factors rather than evidence is a common problem. Errors in statistical judgment, memory, and social attribution cause what phenomenon?
A)Anecdotal cognition
B)Illusory correlation
C)Cognitive bias
D)Prejudice

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Cognitive biases are a common outcome of human thought and result from information processing shortcuts. Biases can be specific to groups or individuals and distinguished in a number of ways such as decision-making, motivation, and attention seeking. Cognitive bias affects judgment of how likely something is and remembering past attitudes towards a specific situation.

The Human Tendency to Make Systematic Errors in Specific Circumstances