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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.



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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of confirmation bias1

Coined in 1960 by English psychologist Peter Wason
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

He argued in a social media post that Latino politicians were using the term “to appease white rich progressives who think that is the term we use. It is a vicious circle of confirmation bias.”

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There are ripple effects across all the story’s players, touching on many aspects of our justice system, from substandard investigations that seed confirmation bias, to trials driven by political expediency and our need for good stories over the truth.

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Some studies have linked belief in horoscopes and zodiac signs to "confirmation bias", the tendency to believe or remember information that aligns with our pre-existing beliefs, and interpret it selectively to support them.

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Experts also warned against confirmation bias.

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The veteran reporter offered an explanation: “confirmation bias.”

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