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decision making
You twist evidence to support a chosen path.
The study titled 'Biased interpretation of evidence' by Carlson and Russo, which demonstrates how people distort new information to favor a preferred option, was published in 2001.
2001
You do not weigh evidence; you collect arguments.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Carlson & Russo, 1999, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
- What the check found
- The phenomenon of pre-decisional distortion is well-documented in decision science, but the source date is inaccurate. The mechanism is often described as a cognitive bias rather than purely unconscious.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
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