What is Anthropomorphism? [Definition and Example] - Understanding Cognitive Biases

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Definition - 00:02
Example - 00:14
Outro - 00:33

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What is Anthropomorphism?

Definition:
The tendency to characterize animals, objects, and abstract concepts as possessing human-like traits, emotions, and intentions.

Example:
From the beginnings of human behavioral modernity in the Upper Paleolithic, about 40,000 years ago, examples of zoomorphic (animal-shaped) works of art occur that may represent the earliest evidence we have of anthropomorphism.

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What are Cognitive Biases?

A cognitive bias is a systematic error in thinking that occurs when people are processing and interpreting information in the world around them and affects the decisions and judgments that they make.

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