Meanings
plural availability biases
- countableuncountableA tendency of decision-makers to give preference, usually unconsciously, to thoughts with higher availability to (that is, those readily retrievable by) the cognitive activity of the moment, such as recent information, vivid images that evoke emotions, and specific events personally experienced (more than abstractions or other people's reported experiences).
Synonyms: availability heuristic
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tendency of decision-makers to give preference, usually unconsciously, to thoughts with higher availability to (that is, those readily retrievable by) the cognitive activity of the moment, such as recent information, vivid images that evoke emotions, and specific events personally experienced (more than abstractions or other people's reported experiences).
Translations
Finnish saatavuusvinouma
- saatavuusvinoumaTranslations
French biais de disponibilité, heuristique de disponibilité
- biais de disponibilitéTranslations
- heuristique de disponibilitéTranslations
German Verfügbarkeitsverzerrung
- VerfügbarkeitsverzerrungTranslations
Portuguese viés da disponibilidade, heurística da disponibilidade
- viés da disponibilidadeTranslations
- heurística da disponibilidadeTranslations
Swedish tillgänglighetsheuristik
- tillgänglighetsheuristikTranslations
Cite this entry
availability bias. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/availability%20bias
“availability bias.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/availability%20bias. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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