Confirmation bias
Definition: The tendency to seek out, interpret, favor and recall information in a way that supports one’s prior values, beliefs, expectations, or hypothesis.
Related terms: Confirmatory bias, Congeniality bias, Myside bias
References:
- Bishop (2020)
- Nickerson (1998)
- Spencer and Heneghan (2018)
- Wason (1960)
Originally drafted by: Barnabas Szaszi, Jenny Terry
Reviewed by: Mahmoud Elsherif, Tamara Kalandadze, Sam Parsons, Charlotte R. Pennington