expectationquirks
Expectationquirks is a proposed umbrella concept in cognitive science and behavioral research that describes how people’s expectations can shape perception, interpretation, and reporting of events in ways that bring outcomes into closer alignment with those expectations. Rather than a single bias, it denotes a family of interrelated effects that can produce self-fulfilling patterns across different domains.
Origins of the concept reflect efforts to capture why expectation-driven processing can distort evidence and reinforce
Examples illustrate the practical reach of expectationquirks. In education, a student who anticipates poor performance may
Relation to other concepts is close but distinct. Expectationquirks share terrain with self-fulfilling prophecies, confirmation bias,
Research status is mixed, with experiments showing measurable expectation-based distortions and critiques noting measurement challenges and