Biases

In medieval times, the effectiveness of medical treatments was often overestimated due to cognitive biases. Despite the generally low efficacy of medieval medicine, successes—whether due to actual treatment or natural healing—

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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.

Biases

In medieval times, the effectiveness of medical treatments was often overestimated due to cognitive biases. Despite the generally low efficacy of medieval medicine, successes—whether due to actual treatment or natural healing—