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recency bias

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A cognitive bias that favors recent events over historic ones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Synonyms: recency effect

Antonyms: none provided

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Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: viimeaikaisuusharha — cognitive bias that favors recent events over historic ones
  • German: Rezenzverzerrung — cognitive bias that favors recent events over historic ones
  • German: Neuheitsverzerrung — cognitive bias that favors recent events over historic ones
  • German: Neuigkeitseffekt — cognitive bias that favors recent events over historic ones
  • Spanish: sesgo de reciencia — cognitive bias that favors recent events over historic ones