Cognizanthazard
Information or direct experience in the subject matter which may decrease performance or increase the probability of negative outcomes.
Jane observed two comrades turn to stone as they approached and looked into the eyes of a creature. This turned out to be a cognizanthazard for her, as she was also turned to stone by the creature simply by proximity.
Vlad would have made a better trailer for the movie if he had not watched it and just picked from the snippets we sent him. Watching the movie was a cognizanthazard for his job.
Vlad would have made a better trailer for the movie if he had not watched it and just picked from the snippets we sent him. Watching the movie was a cognizanthazard for his job.
Cognizanthazard Paradox
When inaccurate heuristics or cognizanthazards present a consistent problem to agents, such that experience is detrimental to performance or outcomes, yet experience seems necessary to complete the task.
Jake was told that seeing the movie decreased the ability of his competition to create a trailer for audiences. He avoided a cognizanthazard paradox by requesting random footage from the movie and learning nothing more about its plot while making the trailer.