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early bias

[ˈɜːrli ˈbaɪəs]
nounpl: early biases
viés inicial / tendência inicial
1. A tendency to favor or be influenced by information, events, or impressions that occur early in a process, decision-making scenario, or interaction, often at the expense of later information
The early bias in the hiring process meant that first impressions had an outsized influence on final decisions.
O viés inicial no processo de seleção significava que as primeiras impressões tinham uma influência desproporcional nas decisões finais.
2. In psychology and behavioral economics, the cognitive bias where early-encountered information disproportionately influences subsequent judgments and decisions
Researchers found that early bias affected how participants evaluated job candidates throughout the interview.
Os pesquisadores descobriram que o viés inicial afetou como os participantes avaliaram os candidatos a emprego durante toda a entrevista.
Synonyms
anchoring biasprimacy effectfirst-impression biasrecency bias (opposite context)
Antonyms
recency biaslatency effect

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
viés inicial / tendência inicial
Standard usage in academic and professional contexts
Portugal
enviesamento inicial / viés inicial
Portuguese European preference for 'enviesamento' in technical contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

first impressions last
jump to conclusions
prejudge someone or something
set in stone
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