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[[Confirmation Bias]] is the strong human tendency to dismiss or distort evidence or facts that are contrary to our acceptable beliefs formed by our [[Mental Map]] and readily seek out any kind of evidence that supports our views.<ref>[http://www.energeticsynthesis.com/index.php/resource-tools/news-shift-timelines/2832-bio-neurology Bio-Neurology]</ref> | [[Confirmation Bias]] is the strong human tendency to dismiss or distort evidence or facts that are contrary to our acceptable beliefs formed by our [[Mental Map]] and readily seek out any kind of evidence that supports our views.<ref>[http://www.energeticsynthesis.com/index.php/resource-tools/news-shift-timelines/2832-bio-neurology Bio-Neurology]</ref> | ||
It is a type of cognitive bias and a systematic error of | |||
It is a type of cognitive bias and a systematic error of [[Inductive Reasoning]]. People display this bias when they gather or remember information selectively, or when they interpret it in a biased way. The effect is stronger for desired outcomes, for emotionally charged issues, and for deeply-entrenched beliefs. | |||
In psychology and cognitive science, confirmation bias (or confirmatory bias) is a tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions, leading to statistical errors.Confirmation bias is a type of cognitive bias and represents an error of inductive inference toward confirmation of the hypothesis under study. | In psychology and cognitive science, confirmation bias (or confirmatory bias) is a tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions, leading to statistical errors.Confirmation bias is a type of cognitive bias and represents an error of inductive inference toward confirmation of the hypothesis under study. | ||