Confirmation Bias Is the Tendency To

question 171

Multiple Choice

Confirmation bias is the tendency to:

• A) judge the likelihood of an event based on how easily one can think of similar instances.
• B) only look for evidence that confirms what they already believe to be true.
• C) overestimate one's skills and abilities as compared with others.
• D) see the event as having been predictable.

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Definitions:

Observational Studies

Research methods in which subjects are observed in their natural setting without any manipulation by the researcher.

Researchers

Individuals or professionals who conduct detailed study and systematic investigation into something with the aim of discovering or revising facts, theories, applications, etc.

Control

In an experiment, a standard against which the results of a test are compared; controls are kept constant to isolate the effect of the independent variable.

Descriptive Statistics

Statistical procedures that summarize, organize, and simplify data through numerical summaries, tables, and graphs.