Memory can actually make us prone to confirmation bias. "If we are remembering something from our past, we need to be ...

Confirmation bias causes us to favour information ... forgetting the good. That’s memory bias. So instead of falling in love, Belle might have ended up dating some handsome but disappointing ...

Confirmation bias abounds: If you’re one of the ubiquitous confident Republicans, you see evidence to back up your theory. The same is true for both current strands of Democrats: the worriers ...

Confirmation bias is the tendency for people to believe evidence that confirms their preexisting beliefs and discount information that counters those beliefs. Seeking to corroborate our beliefs ...

Confirmation bias happens when you unconsciously focus on ideas that match what you already believe. Possible reasons include wishful thinking, anxiety, info overload, and the need to protect ...

This “confirmation bias” ignores or rationalizes data that is contradictory to the evaluator’s initial “impressions.” Given the emotionally charged nature of these evaluations ...

I particularly enjoy the Opinion section. Since the start of President Trump’s second term, I have seen more cases of confirmation bias than I can ever recall. Regular Opinion columns and ...