Reversal test
The reversal test is a heuristic designed to spot and eliminate status quo bias, an emotional bias irrationally favouring the current state of affairs. The test is applicable to the evaluation of any decision involving a potential deviation from the status quo along some continuous dimension. The reversal test was introduced in the context of the bioethics of human enhancement by Nick Bostrom and Toby Ord.
Reversal test - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Heuristic designed to spot and eliminate status quo bias The reversal test is a heuristic designed to spot and eliminate status quo bias , an emotional bias irrationally favouring the current state of affairs. The test is applicable to the evaluation of any decision involving a potential deviation from the status quo along some continuous dimension. The reversal test was introduced in the context of the bioethics of human enhancement by Nick Bostrom and Toby Ord . [ 1 ] Concept [ edit ] Bostrom and Ord introduced t
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