I agree that heuristics would have been a better word choice, but its intended purpose was clear to me. Bias and heuristic look at the same thing through a different lens.
Is that true? Isn’t at least one clear difference that it’s difficult to stop engaging in a bias, but heuristics are easier to set aside? For example, if I think jobs in a particular field are difficult to come by, that’s a heuristic, and if I have reason to believe otherwise (perhaps I know a particular hiring agent and know that they’ll give me a fair interview), I’ll discard it temporarily. On the other hand, if I have a bias that a field is hard to break into, maybe I’ll rationalize that even with my contact giving me a fair hearing it can’t work. It’s not impossible to decide to act against a bias, but it’s harder not to overcorrect.
I agree that heuristics would have been a better word choice, but its intended purpose was clear to me. Bias and heuristic look at the same thing through a different lens.
Is that true? Isn’t at least one clear difference that it’s difficult to stop engaging in a bias, but heuristics are easier to set aside? For example, if I think jobs in a particular field are difficult to come by, that’s a heuristic, and if I have reason to believe otherwise (perhaps I know a particular hiring agent and know that they’ll give me a fair interview), I’ll discard it temporarily. On the other hand, if I have a bias that a field is hard to break into, maybe I’ll rationalize that even with my contact giving me a fair hearing it can’t work. It’s not impossible to decide to act against a bias, but it’s harder not to overcorrect.
Where does your bias come from?