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Confirmation Bias

Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, and recall information in ways that confirm your existing beliefs. You will learn how this bias operates even when someone is genuinely trying to be objective, because it shapes which evidence gets noticed in the first place.

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How Confirmation Bias Shapes Which Evidence You Notice First

A focused explainer on how confirmation bias operates even in people genuinely trying to be objective, by shaping which evidence gets searched for and recalled.