Confirmation bias definition

Confirmation bias means that information is searched for, interpreted, and re- membered in such a way that systematically impedes the possibility that the hy- pothesis could be rejected – that is, it fosters the immunity of the hypothesis.

Examples of Confirmation bias in a sentence

  • Confirmation bias in sequential information search after preliminary decisions: An expansion of dissonance theoretical research on selective exposure to information.

  • Confirmation bias in a simulated research environment: An experimental study of scientific inference.