Confirmation bias is the tendency for individuals to seek out, interpret, and remember information in a way that confirms their existing beliefs or hypotheses, while ignoring or discounting contradictory evidence. It can lead to selective exposure to information and distorted perceptions of reality.
Seeking what we already believe 🔍📚 The tendency to favor information that reinforces our opinions.
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