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confirmation bias

— The search for and use of information to support an individual’s ideas, beliefs or hypotheses.

Synonyms:

myside bias

Full explanation:

Confirmation bias contributes to overconfidence in personal beliefs about treatment effects, and can maintain or strengthen beliefs in the face of contrary evidence.

Example:

Read the full entry:  Confirmation Bias in the Catalogue of Bias.  

See also:

bias

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