Evgeniia Vdovichenko
Empathy Gap Bias specification of Cognitive Bias Ontology
The "empathy gap" refers to a cognitive bias where people underestimate the influences of visceral drives on their own attitudes, preferences, and behaviors. Typically, this gap manifests when a person is in one state (e.g., calm, content) and fails to accurately predict their behavior or decisions when in a different state (e.g., angry, hungry, in pain). This can also apply when judging others' actions without considering their emotional or physical state, leading to misunderstandings or misjudgments.
Empathy Gap module of the Cognitive Bias Ontology
It's Sunday evening, and Alex is feeling particularly motivated after a weekend of relaxation and light activities. Looking to capitalize on this burst of energy, Alex decides it's the perfect time to commit to a new fitness routine. They sign up for a series of 6:00 AM workout sessions at the local gym, confident in their ability to wake up early and energized by the thought of transforming their fitness level. However, as the week progresses, Alex's initial enthusiasm begins to wane. The comfort of a warm bed and the chill of the early morning make getting up increasingly difficult. By Wednesday, the alarm clock's siren call is met with dread, and by Friday, Alex hits the snooze button one too many times, missing the workout entirely. Reflecting on the week's challenges, Alex realizes they underestimated how their morning disposition could change, especially when faced with the reality of early wake-up calls. Determined to not let this setback derail their fitness goals, Alex starts looking for strategies to make morning workouts more appealing.
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isParameterFor
isPerformedBy
performs
hasState
Defines the object that has an state
isStateOf
Describes the relationship between a Cognitive Bias and an Individual on the base of influence.
affectedBy
Inverse of AffectedBy.
affects
An entity having and effect on the other entity
influences
This property documents that an instance of E89 Propositional Object has as subject an instance of E1 CRM Entity. This differs from P67 refers to (is referred to by), which refers to an instance of E1 CRM Entity, in that it describes the primary subject or subjects of an instance of E89 Propositional Object.
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Parametrizes values from a datatype. For example, a Parameter AgeForDriving hasParameterDataValue 18 on datatype xsd:int, in the Italian traffic code. In this example, AgeForDriving isDefinedIn the Norm ItalianTrafficCodeAgeDriving.
hasParameterDataValue
This property allows sub-typing of entities – a form of specialization – through the use of a terminological hierarchy, or thesaurus.
hasPhysicalType
hasEmotionalType
States are the different states that an object can have. States must belong to a single collection of non-duplicate elements (i.e., to a set).
State
A cognitive bias where a person underestimates the influence of different emotional or physical states on their decisions or behaviors.
EmpathyGap
Represents an entity that experiences the bias.
BiasedAgent
Represents the overarching concept of cognitive biases.
CognitiveBias
Represents an idealized entity that makes decisions based on objective analysis, facts, and logical reasoning, without being affected by cognitive biases.
NonBiasedAgent
Refers to the current condition of an entity's body, encompassing aspects like health, energy levels, fatigue, and overall physical well-being. Has a type (predefined string as positive, negative, etc.)
PhysicalState
The state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection). Has type which is a predefined sting. In our case: positive and negative or other predefined values.
EmotionalState
Presents the accuracy of predicting of decisions.
Models activity of taking decision.
Deciding
Denotes a human being and express that we are talking about human cognitive biases.
People
Models the activity of predicting the decisions.
Predicting
Prediction of future activity
ActionPrediction
Alex is an individual who experiences the empathy gap while trying to establish a new fitness routine.
Alex
The situation of expiriencing the Empathy Gap Bias
EmpathyGapInstance
Feeling particularly motivated after a weekend of relaxation and light activities.
Excited
Accuracy of predictions made by Alex
PredictionAccuracy
The decision of Alex signing up for the 6:00 AM workout sessions at the gym.
Signing Up