19: What a Seafood Restaurant Taught Me About Decision Biases
What do you do when you are in a foreign country, and you want to look for good food near by? Most likely, you will check the internet for recommendations by fellow travellers. Dr Yong shares 3 cognitive biases you should be aware of when you rely on recommendations from the cyberspace.
References:
1. Source of reference about the name of Jagalchi market: https://zenkimchi.com/korean-food-101/traveling/visiting-jackeys-seafood-at-jagalchi-market-busan/ (retrieved on 12 Feb 2020)
2. Lonely Planet's review about Jacky Seafood's review: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/south-korea/busan/restaurants/jackys-seafood/a/poi-eat/1513087/357415 (retrieved on 12 Feb 2020)
3. Research that shows that in an information rich online world, people do not have the cognitive capacity or time to evaluate information systematically, and instead use various shortcuts. Source of information: Metzger, M.J., Flanagin, A.J., Medders, R., 2010. Social and heuristic approaches to credibility evaluation online. J. Commun. 60 (3), 413--439.
4. Source of reference for the concept of "Bandwagon Heuristics": Sundar, S., 2008. The MAIN model: a heuristic approach to understanding technology effects on credibility. In: Metzger, M., Flanagin, A. (Eds.), Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, pp. 73--100.
5. The quote "Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change" in the introduction to the podcast is attributable Dr Wayne Dyer, an internationally renowned author and speaker in the fields of self-development and spiritual growth. Source of quote: Dyer, W. (2009), Success Secrets, Retrieved from https://www.drwaynedyer.com/blog/success-secrets/
1. Source of reference about the name of Jagalchi market: https://zenkimchi.com/korean-food-101/traveling/visiting-jackeys-seafood-at-jagalchi-market-busan/ (retrieved on 12 Feb 2020)
2. Lonely Planet's review about Jacky Seafood's review: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/south-korea/busan/restaurants/jackys-seafood/a/poi-eat/1513087/357415 (retrieved on 12 Feb 2020)
3. Research that shows that in an information rich online world, people do not have the cognitive capacity or time to evaluate information systematically, and instead use various shortcuts. Source of information: Metzger, M.J., Flanagin, A.J., Medders, R., 2010. Social and heuristic approaches to credibility evaluation online. J. Commun. 60 (3), 413--439.
4. Source of reference for the concept of "Bandwagon Heuristics": Sundar, S., 2008. The MAIN model: a heuristic approach to understanding technology effects on credibility. In: Metzger, M., Flanagin, A. (Eds.), Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, pp. 73--100.
5. The quote "Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change" in the introduction to the podcast is attributable Dr Wayne Dyer, an internationally renowned author and speaker in the fields of self-development and spiritual growth. Source of quote: Dyer, W. (2009), Success Secrets, Retrieved from https://www.drwaynedyer.com/blog/success-secrets/