IMAGINE you meet someone in a suit, talking confidently about stocks. You might instantly think, “He must be good with money.” Why? Because he fits the image of a successful investor. That’s ...

It refers to our tendency to make judgments based on how well something matches our preconceived stereotypes or mental models, rather than considering all available information. This bias can have ...

Back at my old stomping grounds, I used to write about the same topics that I currently write about at Baseball Prospectus, but when I wrote about a behavioral phenomenon that had particularly ...