hard-easy effect

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Noun

1. A [[cognitive bias]] comprising a [[tendency]] to [[overestimate]] the [[likelihood]] of one's [[success]] at a [[task]] perceived as difficult, and to [[underestimate]] that likelihood at a task perceived as easy.

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