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.