availability bias

Noun

countable uncountable

A tendency of decision-makers to give preference, usually unconsciously, to recent information, vivid images that evoke emotions, and specific acts and behaviors that they personally observed.

Japanese Meaning

意思決定者が、意識せずに直近で得た情報、生々しいイメージや自ら観察した具体的な行動に基づいて、判断や決定を下す傾向を指す。 / 記憶に残りやすい、感情を呼び起こすエピソードや最新の事例が、客観的な情報よりも過剰に評価される現象。

What is this buttons?

After repeatedly watching dramatic news footage of plane crashes, many travelers suffer from availability bias, overestimating the chance of being involved in such an accident despite its statistical rarity.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

飛行機事故の衝撃的なニュース映像を繰り返し見ると、多くの旅行者は、最近の情報や感情を呼び起こす鮮烈な映像、個人的に観察した具体的な行為を無意識に優先してしまう傾向（利用可能性バイアス）に陥り、そのような事故が統計的に稀であっても危険を過大評価してしまう。

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A tendency of decision-makers to give preference, usually unconsciously, to recent information, vivid images that evoke emotions, and specific acts and behaviors that they personally observed.

availability biases

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