Evgeniia Vdovichenko
Frequency Illusion Bias specification of Cognitive Bias Ontology
The Frequency Illusion, also known as the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, is a cognitive bias which describes a situation where something you've recently noticed, experienced, or been told about, suddenly seems to occur with a surprising frequency. Once your attention is drawn to a particular item or concept, you start noticing it everywhere, creating the illusion that its frequency has increased. This bias does not actually involve an increase in the occurrence of the item or concept but is rather due to your heightened awareness and sensitivity to it. Connected with Confirmation bias. But Confirmation bias is about how we seek, interpret, and remember information in ways that confirm what we already believe. The Frequency Illusion is about perceiving an increase in the frequency of something we've recently noticed.
Frequency Illusion Bias module of the Cognitive Bias Ontology
On a bright morning, Alex discovers a captivating song while exploring a music app. The melody, full of life, instantly lifts their spirits. As the day unfolds, Alex hears the song everywhere: in a cafe, from a street performer, and across social media, making it seem as if the song has become a personal soundtrack to their day. Reflecting on this serendipity, Alex realizes the joy in discovering beauty where least expected. The song, initially just another track, transforms the ordinary into something magical, highlighting the wonders that attention to detail can reveal. Grateful for the day's harmony, Alex appreciates how a single tune can illuminate the richness of everyday life, turning the mundane into the extraordinary with just a change in perspective.
Property which means that a person has belief - an uncertain relation for competence representation. That means beliefs, persuasions or opinions, which can also be misconceptions.
belief
hasObservation
isObservationOf
A Concept can have a Parameter that constrains the attributes that a classified Entity can have in a certain Situation, e.g. a 4WheelDriver Role definedIn the ItalianTrafficLaw has a MinimumAge parameter on the Amount 16.
hasParameter
isParameterFor
isPerformedBy
performs
Property which asserts an associative link between two concepts.
related
Describes the relationship between a Cognitive Bias and an Individual on the base of influence.
affectedBy
Inverse of AffectedBy.
affects
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.
isAbout
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
hasParameterNumber
A specific situation where some thing is observed with respect ot a set of parameters.
Observation
Represents another type of the cognitive bias - Baader-MeinhofPhenomenon - a cognitive bias wherein after noticing something for the first time, there is a tendency to notice it more often, leading someone to believe that it has an increased frequency of occurrence. This is not due to the actual increase in frequency but rather due to the individual's selective attention and heightened awareness. Some sources call it also Frequency Illusion.
Baader-MeinhofPhenomenon
Represents an entity that experiences the bias.
BiasedAgent
Represents the overarching concept of cognitive biases.
CognitiveBias
Represents Confirmation Bias, which is a type of cognitive bias that involves favoring information that confirms one’s preexisting beliefs or hypotheses. Individuals exhibiting this bias are more likely to seek out, interpret, remember, and share information in a way that confirms their preconceptions. Frequency Illusion and Confirmation Bias are connected according to the description.
ConfirmationBias
A cognitive bias where a person believes a recently noticed item or concept has suddenly become prevalent.
FrequencyIllusion
Presents the frequency of observations, which seem to happen more often under the influence of bias.
Frequency
Denotes a human being and express that we are talking about human cognitive biases.
People
Shows that the BiasedAgent has the biased opinion (belief) to express that it is only opinion but not the real state of things.
Belief
Alex is the individual who expiriences the bias.
Alex
The event where Alex discovers the captivating song on a music app.
DiscoverSong
The situation of expiriencing the Frequency Illusion Bias
FrequencyIllusionInstance
The event where Alex hears the captivating song in a cafe.
HearSongInCafe
The captivating song that lifts Alex's spirits and becomes the soundtrack of their day.
Song
Frequency of hearing the same song
SongFrequency
Alex's opinion that the song has become a personal soundtrack to the day
SongOpinion