Confirmation bias
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Confirmation
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is
the
tendency
to
search
for
,
interpret
,
favor
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and
recall
information
in
a
way
that
confirms
one
'
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preexisting
beliefs
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Some
psychologists
restrict
the
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confirmation
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to
selective
collection
of
evidence
that
supports
what
one
already
believes
while
ignoring
or
rejecting
evidence
that
supports
a
different
conclusion
.
Others
apply
the
term
more
broadly
to
the
tendency
to
preserve
one
'
s
existing
beliefs
when
searching
for
evidence
,
interpreting
it
,
or
recalling
it
from
memory
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Can
You
please
present
some
cases
of
confirmation
bias
from
everyday
life