Confirmation bias — the tendency of people to seek and embrace information that matches their existing beliefs and paradigm — is one of the many flaws we humans have when it comes to using data in our ...

Debates are no longer limited to politicians, high school clubs and awkward Thanksgiving conversations. You probably know we just stated the very obvious unless you've gone sans social media for the ...

Confirmation bias happens when you unconsciously focus on ideas that match what you already believe. Possible reasons include wishful thinking, anxiety, info overload, and the need to protect yourself ...

People can reject misinformation if they experience cognitive dissonance and need to choose between what they believe and ...

Confirmation bias, or the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories is running rampant in our society today, particularly fueling our political debates ...

Confirmation bias abounds during the holiday season. Traditions are a staple of the holidays, for better or worse, and whichever holiday you celebrate, confirmation bias can impact you-;often in ...

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Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for data that can confirm our beliefs, as opposed to looking for data that might challenge those beliefs. The bias degrades our judgments when our initial ...

In June of 2010, Daniel Klein and Zeljka Buturovic published a study which they said proved that liberals and progressives were less enlightened about economic issues than their libertarian and ...

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Q. Renee, I’d love to hear (read?) your thoughts on what happens in our brain when we read about our players in fantasy football articles. I feel there is a sort of reinforcement or a type of “rush” ...