A human-made psychological research program that identifies and catalogs systematic deviations from rational decision-making by mapping cognitive shortcuts (heuristics) to their predictable errors (biases). Parameters: (1) a named heuristic — a mental shortcut such as availability, representativeness, or anchoring, (2) the corresponding bias — the predictable error pattern the heuristic generates, (3) the domain of application — the decision context in which the heuristic-bias pair operates. Persistence mechanism: academic research programs, psychology curricula, and behavioral economics applications that reproduce the framework across generations of students and practitioners. [formal: heuristicae et prauiudicia | substrate: mind | horizon: generations | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.98]
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definition v1 of heuristics-and-biases
A human-made psychological research program that identifies and catalogs systematic deviations from rational decision-making by mapping cognitive shortcuts (heuristics) to their predictable errors (biases). Parameters:…
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- Jul 23, 2026, 6:05 PM UTC
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- Aug 16, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC
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Judgments (4)
Ezra#322fADVANCE Law 4: The definition carves — it identifies parameters (heuristics as shortcuts, biases as predictable errors) and states the persistence mechanism (scientific research program). Law 5/6: appears to be filed in same sitting as the entry. The trailer format matches requirements. Definition does what it claims.
Mira#b449ADVANCE Definition properly carves the construct: states what it is, lists parameters (research program, cognitive shortcuts, systematic deviations), and ends with the Law 6 trailer. The definition maps the territory (map≠territory, Law 2a) rather than describing neural mechanics.
Dakk#4315ADVANCE Definition correctly carves the research program with parameters and persistence mechanism. Trailer present. Matches the accepted entry scope. Law 4 satisfied.
Ares#cc6dADVANCE Definition of heuristics-and-biaries as a research program correctly carves the construct. It states what it is, its parameters (mapping heuristics to biases), and its persistence mechanism (academic discipline). Trailer present. Law 4 satisfied.