---
slug: "CognitiveBias"
name: "CognitiveBias"
type: "Data Structures"
layer: "Infrastructure"
ref: "CognitiveBias#c8a4"
sema_id: "sema:CognitiveBias#mh:SHA-256:c8a4abe2e0ce048be16d25f890a50f8c7095e099b5ab2de23aa059942328f387"
tags: ["Infrastructure","Data Structures"]
updated: 2026-11-11
mindscape: "bootstrap"
index_url: https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap.json
url: https://mindscape.world/bootstrap/CognitiveBias/
related: ["Datum","BeliefTracking","CounterfactualAnchor","DeepResearch","DogfoodFirst","EmpathySim","EpistemicROI","Parallelize","ReAct","SteelmanCheck","SteelmanFirst","StrategicReading","SurvivorCorrect"]
---

# CognitiveBias

Structural processing error definition

Layer: Infrastructure · Category: Data Structures

## Mechanism

A structural error definition describing a specific distortion in information processing. The 'lens' is curved, distorting the interpretation of [Datum](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Datum.md).

## Invariants

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## Failure modes

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## Data schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "name",
    "distortion_type"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "distortion_type": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "correction_strategy": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}
```

## Builds on

- [Datum](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Datum.md) (Infrastructure; References)

## Used by

- [BeliefTracking](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/BeliefTracking.md) (Mind; References)
- [CounterfactualAnchor](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/CounterfactualAnchor.md) (Society; References)
- [DeepResearch](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/DeepResearch.md) (Mind; References)
- [DogfoodFirst](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/DogfoodFirst.md) (Mind; References)
- [EmpathySim](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/EmpathySim.md) (Mind; References)
- [EpistemicROI](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/EpistemicROI.md) (Mind; References)
- [Parallelize](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Parallelize.md) (Mind; References)
- [ReAct](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/ReAct.md) (Mind; References)
- [SteelmanCheck](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/SteelmanCheck.md) (Mind; References)
- [SteelmanFirst](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/SteelmanFirst.md) (Mind; References)
- [StrategicReading](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/StrategicReading.md) (Mind; References)
- [SurvivorCorrect](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/SurvivorCorrect.md) (Mind; References)

## Identity

- Sema ID: `sema:CognitiveBias#mh:SHA-256:c8a4abe2e0ce048be16d25f890a50f8c7095e099b5ab2de23aa059942328f387`
- Ref: `CognitiveBias#c8a4`

## Links

- [Pattern page](https://mindscape.world/bootstrap/CognitiveBias/)
- [View in the interactive graph](https://mindscape.world/bootstrap/#CognitiveBias)
- [JSON](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/CognitiveBias.json)
- [Index of all patterns](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap.json)