Cognitive Bias in Language Models

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  1. Procedural Exposure Bias in Skill-Augmented Language Model Agents

    Oct 19, 2026Qing Yang, Yuqi Xiong, Pengcheng Huang +5LLM AgentsCognitive Bias in Language Models

    School of Computer Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China · Alibaba Group, Hangzhou, China

  2. Consistency Training Suppresses Cue Following Without Teaching Cue Selectivity

    Oct 19, 2026Prakhar Gupta, Terry Jingchen Zhang, Zhijing JinReasoning Consistency in Language ModelsCognitive Bias in Language Models

    University of Michigan · Jinesis Lab, University of Toronto & Vector Institute · University of Oxford +2

  3. Many Biases, One Circuit: Post-Training Tunes a Pretrained Cue-Routing Mechanism

    Oct 16, 2026Prakhar Gupta, Terry Jingchen Zhang, Zhijing JinCognitive Bias in Language ModelsCircuits in Language Models

    University of Michigan · Jinesis Lab, University of Toronto & Vector Institute · University of Oxford +2

  4. Literal Lock-In: How Test Language Shifts Literal Attraction in Typed Decision Models on Bengali Idioms

    Oct 15, 2026Adib Sakhawat, Syed Rifat RaiyanCognitive Bias in Language ModelsMultilingual Language Model Evaluation

    Systems and Software Lab (SSL) Department of Computer Science and Engineering Islamic University of Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  5. Are AI Decision Models Biased? A Case Study of Jev

    Oct 14, 2026Ilaria Imperatrice, Taisia Kameneva, Adam Eric Greenberg +1Cognitive Bias in Language ModelsLLM Decision-Making

    Bocconi University

  6. The Long Road to the Same Answer: Cognitive Bias Under Escalating Reasoning Budgets in Large Language Models

    Oct 7, 2026Obada KraishanCognitive Bias in Language ModelsLarge Reasoning Models

    College of Media and Communication Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX, USA

  7. AI Safety via Debate is Compromised by Cognitive Biases

    Oct 4, 2026Gefei Liu, Sonya Rashkovan, Sophia Lloyd George +2Cognitive Bias in Language ModelsLanguage Model Safety Evaluation

    Brown University

  8. Debias It Yourself: Teaching LLMs Cognitive Bias Mitigation Interventions

    Sep 30, 2026Chahat Raj, Sina Mansouri, Aylin Caliskan +2Cognitive Bias in Language ModelsLanguage Model Debiasing

    George Mason University · University of Washington

  9. Measuring Human-Like Bias in LLMs? A Critique of Human-Derived Bias Constructs in LLM Evaluation

    Sep 4, 2026Antonela Tommasel, Markus SchedlCognitive Bias in Language ModelsLanguage Model Bias Evaluation

    Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria · ISISTAN, CONICET-UNICEN, Argentina · Linz Institute of Technology, Linz, Austria

  10. OptimismBench: Forecasting Bias and the Alignment Effect in Language Model Judgment

    Jul 29, 2026Seonglae Cho, Adriano KoshiyamaLLM AlignmentLanguage Model Bias Evaluation

    1Holistic AI · University College London

  11. Flipping Minds by Flipping Bits: Decision-Level Cognitive Hijacking of Large Language Models

    Jul 28, 2026Yu Yan, Jiahao Chen, Siqi Lu +6Cognitive Bias in Language ModelsLLM Alignment

    Henan Key Laboratory of Network Cryptography Technology, Information Engineering University, Zhengzhou, China · College of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China · Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China +1

  12. The yes-no bias of large language models reflects answer order and wording, not shifts in moral judgment

    Jul 6, 2026Haonan HuangMoral Reasoning in Language ModelsFraming Effects in Language Models

    Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA

  13. Analysis of the Neglect-Zero Effect in Large Language Models

    Jun 4, 2026Jin Tanaka, Daiki Matsuoka, Ryoma Kumon +1Logical ReasoningLLM Evaluation

    The University of Tokyo · RIKEN · Tohoku University

  14. Mitigating Prompt-Induced Cognitive Biases in General-Purpose AI for Software Engineering

    Apr 18, 2026Francesco Sovrano, Gabriele Dominici, Alberto BacchelliSoftware EngineeringCognitive Bias in Language Models

    Collegium Helveticum at ETH Zurich, Switzerland · University of Zurich, Switzerland · University of Italian-speaking Switzerland, Switzerland

  15. CogBias: Measuring and Mitigating Cognitive Bias in Large Language Models

    Apr 1, 2026Fan Huang, Songheng Zhang, Haewoon Kwak +1Cognitive Bias in Language ModelsLanguage Model Bias Evaluation

    Indiana University Bloomington · Singapore Management University

  16. Assessing Cognitive Biases in LLMs for Judicial Decision Support: Virtuous Victim and Halo Effects

    Feb 21, 2026Sierra S. LiuCognitive Bias in Language ModelsLanguage Model Bias Evaluation

    Millburn High School, New Jersey, USA