In sum, the notion that human judgment is fundamentally flawed appears to have been flawed itself.
Research like this is difficult because we are trying to work against our brain by using our brain. It will definitely take time to come to conclusions that are not flawed.
able 2. A Selection of Adaptive Biases
This table is super helpful because it organized the different types of adaptive biases in a way that is easy to understand.
the trait has been shaped by selection to perform that function
Does this mean that some cognitives biases may disappear over time and some new ones may appear over time?
To the evolutionary psychologist, however, the evaluative task is not whether the cognitive feature is accurate or logical, but rather how well it solves a particular problem, and how solving this problem contributed to fitness ancestrally.
I think that this is a cool way of looking at it!
Pro-Innovation or Anti-Innovation Bias
This reminds me of when a social media app updates, like Instagram,and at first everyone complains and says that the update is horrible. Then, over time people get used to it and stop complaining about it.
Availability Heuristic
Someone could especially fall for the availability heuristic due to the fact that only major news surrounding different topics is reported/ talked about. This could cause someone to think a certain way about something if they only use that major news as their evidence.
For example, if all of your friends believe something, you’re much more likely to believe it as well. That’s not a very rational basis for believing something, but it is something that almost everyone experiences at some point, and it’s a mistake that many people will repeat over and over again in different situations. In philosophy and cognitive science, this error is called “bandwagoning,” and it’s one of the most well-known cognitive biases.
I do agree with this, it somewhat relates to a term called group think. Group think means that when in groups people tend to appear to think the same way or have the same opinions as others within the group in order to avoid standing out. It is natural for us to "bandwagon".