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Meanings of confirmation bias in English

Russian
склонность к подтверждению своей точки зрения
Portuguese
viés de confirmação
Catalan
biaix de confirmació
Spanish
sesgo de confirmación

Tendency of people to favor information that confirms their beliefs or hypotheses.

        Related terms
        склонность к подтверждению своей точки зрения
        Synonyms
        Examples for "confirmatory bias"
        Examples for "confirmatory bias"
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        Sensitivity was adjusted to correct for partial verification bias due to sampling design.
        Pubmed
        2
        The major design weaknesses of the included studies were patients selection and partial verification bias.
        Pubmed
        3
        Patient selection bias and partial verification bias were the major design weaknesses of available studies.
        Pubmed
        4
        The results were corrected for verification bias.
        Pubmed
        5
        Spectrum composition, population recruitment, absent or inappropriate reference standard and verification bias were each included in 50-75% of tools.
        Pubmed
        Usage of confirmation bias in English
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        And so, having a technology that increases confirmation bias probably isn't good.
        Wired
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        I think the internet in its current incarnation is a confirmation bias machine.
        Wired
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        One might think this is simply due to confirmation bias.
        The Guardian
        4
        The debate about Brexit is largely informed by confirmation bias.
        The Irish Times
        5
        And yet, human evolution has not selected against confirmation bias.
        Wired
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        If we only look for convergence, it creates confirmation bias.
        The South African
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        Much has to do with a class of confirmation bias.
        The Irish Times
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        The more gullible of the two paranormal investigators was tacitly admitting to confirmation bias.
        The Irish Times
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        But is there a little confirmation bias in play here?
        The Guardian
        10
        Hindsight tells us the Irish bid for the World Cup was guilty of confirmation bias.
        The Irish Times
        11
        They drink the Kool-Aid of Daily Mail confirmation bias.
        The Guardian
        12
        This phenomenon is called confirmation bias, a term coined in 1960 by British psychologist Peter Wason.
        The Irish Times
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        But at this point, I think Mendel's work is considered to be an example of confirmation bias.
        The Guardian
        14
        It could be a ' confirmation bias', where we seek out information that supports what we already believe.
        The Irish Times
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        Clinicians should recognize confirmation bias as a potential pitfall in medical decision making in the emergency department.
        Pubmed
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        It's an easy task to make a slur stick - confirmation bias does the job for you.
        Radio NZ