medieval medicine was probably barely more effective than leaving a malady alone to heal on its own, but because the times where the therapy "worked" are more available in the minds of many, practicing medicine was generally considered effective whether or not it really was.
Biases
Impact
Type of Bias
Self-enhancement bias
Self-serving bias
the tendency to judge oneself in a positive manner even when the positive evaluation is not justified.
Believing that a positive outcome (e.g., writing a best-selling book) is completely due to your talents when it may be partly explained by chance factors or the efforts of others.
Representativeness bias
Availability bias
human cognitive bias that causes us to overestimate probabilities of events associated with memorable or vivid occurrences
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