Tag
ethics
Entries tagged with ethics - exploring this theme across cognitive biases, logical fallacies, mental models, and more.
7 concepts
Anthropocentrism
The assumption that human needs, perspectives, and values are the central or most important frame for understanding the world.
Psychological DefenceCompartmentalisation
Keeping contradictory beliefs, values, or behaviours in separate mental boxes so they never have to confront each other.
Manipulation TacticDark Patterns
Deliberately deceptive design choices that trick people into doing things they didn't intend to do.
Psychological PhenomenonDiffusion of Responsibility
The tendency to feel less personally responsible for taking action when others are present.
Psychological DefenceMoral Hypocrisy
Judging others by a stricter moral standard than the one you apply to yourself.
Psychological PhenomenonObedience to Authority
The tendency for people to comply with instructions from a perceived authority figure, even when those instructions conflict with their own conscience.
Cognitive BiasOmission Bias
The tendency to judge harmful actions as worse than equally harmful inactions, even when doing nothing causes more damage.