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Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 26 October 2015 09:09:04PM 0 points [-]

I'm not sure what you are asking for. Could you give an example or a motivation to ask?

Also note that it is hard to even notice that you fell prey to a bias if you have no reliable source of information on this. Also note that by definition most people show biases routinely. How should I know which are more frequent.

For example I believe that I show overconfidence in facts from books and studies, i.e. I see the described patterns very clearly. More clear than they actually are. This is also confirmation bias. I do know this only because I do get feedback about this from a trusted skeptic.