Mind Trap #8 | The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon
"when you become aware of something— a new type of pasta—and it seems to suddenly appear everywhere. Frequency illusion, it’s also called.” This blog is part of our series of some advanced Mind Traps which will help you overcome difficult situations and equip you with more wisdom for daily living. These include: Cognitive Dissonance Spotlight Effect Anchoring Effect Halo Effect Gambler's Fallacy Contrast Effect Confirmation Bias Baader-Meinhoff Phenomenon Zeigarnik Effect The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon What is it? the false impression that something happens more frequently than it actually does. This often occurs when we learn something new. Suddenly, this new thing seems to appear more frequently when in reality it's only our awareness of it that has increased. Example you buy a red car and suddenly you start seeing that red car everywhere whereas you didn’t see so many red cars in the past this car must be so popular when you learn a new word you start noticing th...