Definitions for confirmation bias
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1. confirmation biasnoun

   A cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study

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1. Confirmation bias

   Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values. People display this bias when they select information that supports their views, ignoring contrary information, or when they interpret ambiguous evidence as supporting their existing attitudes. The effect is strongest for desired outcomes, for emotionally charged issues, and for deeply entrenched beliefs. Confirmation bias cannot be eliminated, but it can be managed, for example, by education and training in critical thinking skills.

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1. Confirmation bias

   Confirmation bias is a tendency of people to favor information that confirms their beliefs or hypotheses. People display this bias when they gather or remember information selectively, or when they interpret it in a biased way. The effect is stronger for emotionally charged issues and for deeply entrenched beliefs. For example, in reading about gun control, people usually prefer sources that affirm their existing attitudes. They also tend to interpret ambiguous evidence as supporting their existing position. Biased search, interpretation and memory have been invoked to explain attitude polarization, belief perseverance, the irrational primacy effect and illusory correlation. A series of experiments in the 1960s suggested that people are biased toward confirming their existing beliefs. Later work re-interpreted these results as a tendency to test ideas in a one-sided way, focusing on one possibility and ignoring alternatives. In certain situations, this tendency can bias people's conclusions. Explanations for the observed biases include wishful thinking and the limited human capacity to process information. Another explanation is that people show confirmation bias because they are weighing up the costs of being wrong, rather than investigating in a neutral, scientific way.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of confirmation bias in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of confirmation bias in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of confirmation bias in a Sentence

1. Dr Arnold:

   This involves searching out or only paying attention to information that supports a belief, for example, the confirmation bias may sustain people’s belief in an apocalyptic prophecy because they start to focus on events, information, et cetera that seem to corroborate the prophecy.

2. Pamela Keel:

   It's called confirmation bias, where people tend to seek information that confirms what they already believe is true.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Confirmation_Bias
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_Bias
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=confirmation bias