confirmation bias

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

/ ˌkɒn fərˈmeɪ ʃən ˌbaɪ əs /

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noun Psychology.

bias that results from the tendency to process and analyze information in such a way that it supports one’s preexisting ideas and convictions: 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.

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Origin of confirmation bias

Coined in 1960 by English psychologist Peter Wason

Words nearby confirmation bias

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How to use confirmation bias in a sentence

This is dangerous, as it turns your feed into a fertile ground for misinformation and confirmation bias, so it’s important to try to counter it.
Social media can be toxic. Here’s how to make sure your feeds aren’t.|Whitson Gordon|December 1, 2020|Popular-Science
However, he observes, “If you’re confident, then your brain shows a really strong confirmation bias.”
Confidence can make you miss important information|Bethany Brookshire|October 1, 2020|Science News For Students
Our brains are very susceptible to what is known as confirmation bias, he says.
Confidence can make you miss important information|Bethany Brookshire|October 1, 2020|Science News For Students
Because emotions don’t get involved, this task is a great way to assess confirmation bias, says Kaplan, who was not involved in the study.
Confidence can make you miss important information|Bethany Brookshire|October 1, 2020|Science News For Students

Combining findings from several studies that examine the same topic in different ways can give a better picture of how confirmation bias works, she says.
Confidence can make you miss important information|Bethany Brookshire|October 1, 2020|Science News For Students
But confirmation of that time frame has also been hard to come by.
Is This Alexander the Great’s Tomb—or His Wife’s?|James Romm|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Community activists attack racial bias in policing, so police get defensive?
The St. Louis Rams Enter the Ferguson Fray|Sally Kohn|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We need confirmation that it is them,” she told The Daily Beast in a phone interview.
The Shocking Death of Miss Honduras|Romina Ruiz-Goiriena|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The news is being taken as confirmation that Kate is fully recovered from her pregnancy sickness.
Why Prince George Won't Be Coming To NY and DC With Will And Kate|Tom Sykes|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unless there is “a clear national security or law enforcement need,” the bias would lean toward disclosure.
How Obama Endangered Us All With Stuxnet|Kim Zetter|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the oath is given to confirm an assertion, it is sworn in confirmation of a covenant with God.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
The design of thus using the number being to give confirmation, such also must have been the end of using the oath.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
Dr. Bias deserves the more credit for his progress in life, as he is entirely self-made.
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States|Martin R. Delany
After this striking confirmation of my conjecture, I think no more need be said.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Their Confirmation vows seemed to make a link, and Meta's unfeigned enthusiasm for the doctor was the sure road to Ethel's heart.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge