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  2. Jun 22, 2023 · Confirmation Bias is the tendency to look for information that supports, rather than rejects, one’s preconceptions, typically by interpreting evidence to confirm existing beliefs while rejecting or ignoring any conflicting data.

  3. May 19, 2024 · Confirmation bias is a type of cognitive bias that favors information that confirms your previously existing beliefs or biases. For example, imagine that Mary believes left-handed people are more creative than right-handed people.

  4. Jun 18, 2024 · When seeking information to support their hypotheses or expectations, people tend to look for positive evidence that confirms that a hypothesis is true rather than information that would prove the view is false (if it is false). Confirmation bias also operates in impression formation.

  5. Mar 18, 2024 · Confirmation bias is a widely recognized phenomenon and refers to our tendency to seek out evidence in line with our current beliefs and stick to ideas even when the data contradicts them (Lidén, 2023).

  6. Oct 29, 2023 · Confirmation bias leads us to search for evidence that supports our current beliefs and oppose information that goes against our current beliefs. Even when facts are presented, our brain will likely dismiss the ones that challenge what we already “know” about the world. Confirmation bias was “discovered” in 1960 by a psychologist named Peter Wason.

  7. Apr 23, 2015 · Key points. When people would like a certain idea or concept to be true, they end up believing it to be true. This is confirmation bias. Confirmation bias can be found in anxious...

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