Name Several Kinds of Filters You Can Use to Focus

question 105

Essay

Name several kinds of filters you can use to focus your search.

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Definitions:

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to seek information that supports one’s beliefs while not pursuing disconfirming information.

External Attribution

The process of attributing the cause of a person's behavior to situational factors outside the person.

Self-Serving Bias

The tendency to attribute one’s successes to personal factors and one’s failures to situational factors.

Fundamental Bias

An inherent inclination or prejudice that consistently affects judgement or decision-making.