The Emergence Machine

Confirmation Bias

abstract · Psychology · Level 12 · E9

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Emergence definition

confirmation-bias emerges from cognitive-bias + belief.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
confirmation bias
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Remember L3 (requires)
    Confirmation bias: The tendency to selectively seek, interpret, and remember information that confirms one's existing beliefs, while disregarding or downplaying contradictory evidence.
  • Hindsight Bias L11 (requires)
    hindsight bias is a core concept needed to understand confirmation bias