confirmation bias

[kon-fer-mey-shuhn bahy-uhs]

noun

Psychology.

1. bias that results from the tendency to process and analyze information in such a way that it supports one’s preexisting ideas and convictions: Unfortunately, their experimental method was proven invalid due to confirmation bias.

   Confirmation bias is a major issue when we get all our news from social media sites.

   Unfortunately, their experimental method was proven invalid due to confirmation bias.

Word History and Origins

Origin of confirmation bias¹

Coined in 1960 by English psychologist Peter Wason