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bias
Your brain actively ignores evidence that contradicts your view.
Confirmation bias involves selectively processing information to support existing beliefs.
You do not seek objective truth; you seek validation for your current stance. When confronted with conflicting data, you find reasons to discredit the information rather than update your model. Your mind prioritizes consistency over accuracy.
You hold on to what you think rather than what is true.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Nickerson, 1998
- What the check found
- The definition aligns with the consensus in psychology, and Raymond Nickerson's 1998 paper is widely recognized as the foundational review of this topic.
- Confidence
- Well replicated
Related
One of these every day, and every one names the study it came from. When a finding is contested, it says so.