You’re biased, I’m biased, We are all biased!

Cognitive biases can affect our decision-making in scuba diving and related incidents. When accidents happen, we might believe outcomes were obvious because of hindsight bias. Similarly, severity bias makes us judge situations more harshly based on the outcome’s severity. Lastly, confirmation bias leads us to look for single causes for incidents instead of understanding the complex factors at play. By recognizing these biases, we can improve our learning and decision-making processes in diving situations.