CONFIRMATION BIAS

Please read on confirmation bias and research it on the internet — and then, please describe an occasion that happened lately when you caught yourself falling into confirmation bias but after all ended up correcting yourself. Please do not forget: lying, cheating, consciously twisting the facts or torturing reasoning are NOT confirmation bias (they are just not the best behavior); however, strongly and often passionately believing that we are correct when all the evidence contradicting it is in front of our nose is the consequence of confirmation bias.

Part 1- Your initial post: State your answers backed by the evidence you found. This ‘initial post’ has to be at least 300 words and is due by midnight on Wednesday.

Answer preview………………

The confirmation bias makes a person develop an opinion or belief that are rational and impartial. Such understanding I developed based on the objective analysis in the past few years. The confirmation belief is established when someone pays attention to specific information. For example, a few years ago, I thought that left-handed people tend to create and design some exciting art compared to right-handed people (Devlin & Billings, 2018). In the most occasion, I used to find left-handed people being creative, thus getting enough evidence to support my belief. Other times I could find discounting examples to back up my opinion as a proof. My………….

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