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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Confirmation bias ... Both are served by confirmation biases. [123] In experiments where people are given ...
Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, focus on and remember information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions. [31] There are multiple other cognitive biases which involve or are types of confirmation bias: Backfire effect, a tendency to react to disconfirming evidence by strengthening one's previous beliefs. [32]
The observer-expectancy effect [a] is a form of reactivity in which a researcher's cognitive bias causes them to subconsciously influence the participants of an experiment. Confirmation bias can lead to the experimenter interpreting results incorrectly because of the tendency to look for information that conforms to their hypothesis, and ...
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Bias that is introduced at some stage during experimentation or reporting of research. It is often introduced by, or alleviated by, the experimental design . Pages in category "Experimental bias"
Selective exposure is a theory within the practice of psychology, often used in media and communication research, that historically refers to individuals' tendency to favor information which reinforces their pre-existing views while avoiding contradictory information.
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Cognitive bias affects experiments, and experiments determine which theory is valid. This issue is particularly important in new fields of science where there is no consensus regarding the values of various competing theories, and where the extent of experimental errors is not well known.