What Is Confirmation Bias

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Multiple Choice

What is confirmation bias?

• A) A tendency to seek information that confirms what we already think and ignores or downplays information that conflicts with what we think.
• B) A tendency to affirm the beliefs of those around us, especially those of popular people or people in positions of power or authority.
• C) A bias against information that we receive from people and sources associated with disempowered or marginalized groups.
• D) A bias in favor of people who provide information that agrees with what we already believe, regardless of the person's credentials or reasoning.

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Definitions:

Memory Loss

The inability to remember information or events, which can be a temporary condition or a symptom of neurological diseases.

Monoamine

A category of neurotransmitter that includes serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine, important for regulating mood and behavior.

Norepinephrine

A neurotransmitter and hormone involved in the body’s fight or flight response, affecting attention and responding actions.

Acetylcholine

A neurotransmitter in the body that plays a major role in the functioning of the autonomic nervous system and in the communication between motor neurons and muscles.