confirmation bias en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study; a psychological tendency to look for and accept information which supports one's values and worldview and reject that which conflicts with it.
That overcorrection might nurture confirmation bias, an inclination to look for evidence that validates one's fears while ignoring any signs to the contrary.
2025 December 20, Hanna Notte, “Europe risks a self-fulfilling prophecy over Russia threat”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7:Days after this interview, on 12 February this year, fighting broke out between US troops and pro-Assad forces just outside Qamishli. Confirmation bias is rarely so fast, or so unnervingly accurate.
2020 February 26, Will Dunn, “William Gibson on the apocalypse: “it’s been happening for at least 100 years””, in New Statesman:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| confirmation biases | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
selection bias · filter bubble · data dredging
Translations (23)
hi पुष्टि पूर्वाग्रह (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · cmn 確認偏誤 /确认偏误 (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · ru предвзятость подтверждения (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · cmn 證實性偏見 /证实性偏见 (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · cmn 確定偏差 /确定偏差 (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · de Bestätigungsfehler (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · fi vahvistusharha (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · hu megerősítési torzítás (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · nl confirmation bias (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · cmn 證實偏見 /证实偏见 (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · et kinnituskalduvus (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · nl bevestigingsvooroordeel (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · fr biais de confirmation (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · ko 확증편향 (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · et kinnituseelarvamus (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · is staðfestingarskekkja (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · cmn 證實偏差 /证实偏差 (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · pl efekt potwierdzenia (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · fi vahvistusvinouma (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · es sesgo de confirmación (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · de Bestätigungstendenz (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · de Bestätigungsverzerrung (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study) · cmn 確認偏見 /确认偏见 (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study)