7. Ken Smith and Tessa Mudge - Cognitive Bias in Decision Making

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On this episode of Revelizations I have the privilege of sitting down with two experts on decision making, Ken Smith and Tessa Mudge. We discuss metacognition, the importance of decision making and the role cognitive biases have in helping our brains reach decisions, we go into depth about multiple cognitive biases including anchoring bias and confirmation bias, how we as humans have heuristics that aid in decision making, the pros and cons of cognitive biases in decision making, should we use cognitive biases to manipulate people if it is in their and society's best interest, and more. Grab your favorite snack, grab a seat, and enjoy today's episode of Revelizations with Ken Smith and Tessa Mudge. Thanks for listening everyone.

Learn more about Ken Smith and Tessa Mudge:
https://goodbetterright.com.au/about-us/

Contact Ken Smith and Tessa Mudge:
https://goodbetterright.com.au/contact-us/

Additional resources Ken Smith and Tessa Mudge offer including some of the books they mention in this episode along with a free downloadable pdf on how to identify 8 different cognitive biases and how to mitigate their influence on decision making.
https://goodbetterright.com.au/resources/

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