Confirmation bias (noun)

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Confirmation bias (noun)

Author: iairishcheeks (28845 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 11:11 am on May 31, 2023

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the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.

Replies to: "Confirmation bias (noun)"

I wish we had a board psychologist that could explain the disorder - jabbadoody5 - 11:08am 5/31/23 (17) [View All]
- Humans tend to view the world as they did during their early development… when parents were gods - Curly1918 - 1:29pm 5/31/23
  - Interesting. - jabbadoody5 - 4:28pm 5/31/23
    - There is some science on that concept. - iairishcheeks - 5:42pm 5/31/23
- This picture sum it up? [NT] [IMAGE] - TampaIrish - 11:52am 5/31/23
- Good point...you'd think a $787M "Admission" by FOX would do the trick, but apparently not...and [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 11:45am 5/31/23
  - Fair enough. - jabbadoody5 - 11:56am 5/31/23
    - If they ever get caught knowingly lying, you bet I would...fortunately, they have clear standards [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:00pm 5/31/23
      - They have gotten so many things wrong. - jabbadoody5 - 4:25pm 5/31/23
      - I guess you did not read the NYT for the four years of the Trump presidency. [NT] - PaND - 1:44pm 5/31/23
- Is it cognitive dissonance? Instead changing their dissonant ideas to resolve cognitive dissonance, - Eli - 11:36am 5/31/23
- Spot on, spot on! Baron does post that same 'ol crap over and over again. [NT] - Quest4twelve - 11:32am 5/31/23
  - Example? [NT] - jabbadoody5 - 11:41am 5/31/23
  - * [NT] - Irishize - 11:34am 5/31/23
- Confirmation bias (noun) - iairishcheeks - 11:11am 5/31/23
  - You think it's as simple as that? - jabbadoody5 - 11:29am 5/31/23
    - You want Notre Dame to win and Michigan to lose, right? - iairishcheeks - 12:25pm 5/31/23
    - Also see Dunning-Kruger effect [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 11:32am 5/31/23

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