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Ostrich effect

The ostrich effect, also known as the ostrich problem, was originally coined by Dan Galai and Orly Sade. The name comes from the common (but false) legend that ostriches bury their heads in the sand to avoid danger. This effect is a cognitive bias where people tend to "bury their head in the sand" by avoiding learning of potentially negative but useful…

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Ostrich effect

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related to Future research · 10
Ostrich effect → Another, Culture, Etsuko Hoshino-Browne, Furthermore, Hazel, Individualism, Markus, Mei Wang, Shinobu Kitayama, The
related to Trustability · 10
Ostrich effect → Additionally, Chang, Daniel, DeBono, Harnish, Ilgen, Kenneth, Lack, Richard, The
related to Climate and energy · 8
Ostrich effect → Aaron Kay, Afterwards, One, Research, Steven Shepherd, The, Those, US
related to Healthcare · 7
Ostrich effect → For, Giulio Zanella, Highlighting, However, Ritesh Banerjee, The, There
related to Finance · 6
Ostrich effect → An, Galai, Israel's, Sade, The, They
related to Neuroscientific evidence · 6
Ostrich effect → By, Consistent, IFG, Moreover, Tali Sharot, There
related to Cognitive dissonance · 4
Ostrich effect → Betty Chang, Cognitive, The, This
related to Loss aversion · 4
Ostrich effect → Demonstrating, Loss, Panidi, The

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Ostrich effectrelated to Climate and energyResearch0.60section
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Ostrich effectrelated to Climate and energySteven Shepherd0.60section
Ostrich effectrelated to Climate and energyAaron Kay0.60section
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Ostrich effectrelated to Climate and energyAfterwards0.60section
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Ostrich effectrelated to Cognitive dissonanceCognitive0.60section
Ostrich effectrelated to Cognitive dissonanceBetty Chang0.60section
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