Heuristics and biases
The heuristics can be described as simple algorithms present in the human mind. The use of these scripts by our mind can be considered as a sort of limitation produced by people in order to economize cognitive resources.
When reasoning departs from normative decision, it can sometimes show a bias, which is the tendency to induce an incorrect, illogical or irrational conclusion based on cognitive factors… Sorgente: Decision-making processes at work
