![]() ![]() But how do autists get on when it comes to decision-making and choice when part of a group? Are they still the Jedi Masters of rationality? We’ve see that in general, they’re less susceptible and more consistently rational. ![]() The collapse of Swissair is often cited as an example of groupthink, and these negative group behaviours have had an impact on everything from failed mountain-climbing expeditions to top-of-the table football teams losing to bottom-of-the-league minnows.Įlsewhere here I’ve looked at how people on the autistic spectrum deal with individual biases. But equally, they can lead to irrational behaviour and poor choice, sometimes with catastrophic consequences. As in the case of heuristics and the individual, these group biases can be useful and certainly were in our evolutionary past. Not to mention various follow-the-leader biases such as the bandwagon effect. Group fallacies include: groupthink (the tendency for the group to suppress dissenting views) group shift (the tendency for individuals in a group to take more extreme positions than they would alone), and in-group and out-group biases (“us and them” behaviours). While the majority of these affect how we behave as individuals, some of them also have an impact when we’re in groups and social situations. (You’ll find an X-rated version of this at the base of the page.)Ĭognitive fallacies and biases are subconscious tricks that our brains play on us, the cognitive equivalents of optical illusions. Interviewer: I don’t see how honesty can be a weakness. Interviewer: What’s your greatest weakness? Group Biases and Autism: Jumping off the BandwagonĪn autistic person goes in for a job interview:
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