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Biases, our brain and software
Just in case, about me!
Today!
1.Our brain is not what our brain thinks it is
2.Cooking under pressure
3.Monkey business
4.Cognitive Biases and how this affect us daily
Is this correct?
Is this correct?
Perhaps this one?
Or this one?
Computational Theory Of Mind
it is more complicated than that
Biases, our brain and software development
Our brain is not what our
brain thinks it is
Limited Working Memory: The brain's working memory can hold about 7±2 items at a time.
Cognitive Load: The brain has a finite capacity for processing information.
Attention Span: Human attention is limited and can be easily diverted.
Cognitive Biases: The brain often relies on heuristics or mental shortcuts that can lead to cognitive biases.
Memory Distortion: Human memory is not a perfect recording of events. Memories can be distorted by subsequent
information, emotions, and the passage of time, leading to inaccurate recollections.
Sleep and Cognitive Function: Sleep is crucial for brain function, including memory consolidation, problem-solving,
and emotional regulation.
Emotional Regulation: The brain's prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for higher-order thinking and emotional
regulation, is not fully developed until the mid-20s.
Stress and Cognition: Chronic stress can impair cognitive functions, including memory, attention, and decision-
making.
Sensory Processing Limits: The brain filters and interprets sensory information, but it can only process a fraction of
the sensory input it receives.
Biases, our brain and software development
Cooking under
pressure
Peer Pressure (Solomon Ash)
https://www.structural-learning.com/post/solomon-asch-theory
Shock Experiment (Stanley Milgram)
https://www.simplypsychology.org/milgram.html
Stanford Prison Experiment (Philip Zimbardo)
https://exhibits.stanford.edu/spe
Biases, our brain and software development
Monkey business
Biases, our brain and software development
Biases, our brain and software development
Cognitive Biases
+200 Cognitive biases documented
4 Main Categories
Information: filtering information.
Meaning: connecting dots and filling in the gaps with what
we think we know.
Speed: making decisions based on new information.
Memory: we can’t remember everything so we have
to use it efficiently.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cognitive_bias_codex_en.svg
A Tale from the Trenches: Cognitive Biases and Software Development
https://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings-article/icse/2020/712100a654/1pK5eMv5yUw
Reversal Biased Actions
Samples from the study
Biases, our brain and software development

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Biases, our brain and software development

  • 1. Biases, our brain and software
  • 2. Just in case, about me!
  • 3. Today! 1.Our brain is not what our brain thinks it is 2.Cooking under pressure 3.Monkey business 4.Cognitive Biases and how this affect us daily
  • 7. Or this one? Computational Theory Of Mind
  • 8. it is more complicated than that
  • 10. Our brain is not what our brain thinks it is
  • 11. Limited Working Memory: The brain's working memory can hold about 7±2 items at a time. Cognitive Load: The brain has a finite capacity for processing information. Attention Span: Human attention is limited and can be easily diverted. Cognitive Biases: The brain often relies on heuristics or mental shortcuts that can lead to cognitive biases. Memory Distortion: Human memory is not a perfect recording of events. Memories can be distorted by subsequent information, emotions, and the passage of time, leading to inaccurate recollections. Sleep and Cognitive Function: Sleep is crucial for brain function, including memory consolidation, problem-solving, and emotional regulation. Emotional Regulation: The brain's prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for higher-order thinking and emotional regulation, is not fully developed until the mid-20s. Stress and Cognition: Chronic stress can impair cognitive functions, including memory, attention, and decision- making. Sensory Processing Limits: The brain filters and interprets sensory information, but it can only process a fraction of the sensory input it receives.
  • 14. Peer Pressure (Solomon Ash) https://www.structural-learning.com/post/solomon-asch-theory Shock Experiment (Stanley Milgram) https://www.simplypsychology.org/milgram.html Stanford Prison Experiment (Philip Zimbardo) https://exhibits.stanford.edu/spe
  • 20. +200 Cognitive biases documented 4 Main Categories Information: filtering information. Meaning: connecting dots and filling in the gaps with what we think we know. Speed: making decisions based on new information. Memory: we can’t remember everything so we have to use it efficiently. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cognitive_bias_codex_en.svg
  • 21. A Tale from the Trenches: Cognitive Biases and Software Development https://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings-article/icse/2020/712100a654/1pK5eMv5yUw