CONFIRMATION BIAS

We are all influenced by various forms of cognitive bias in our decision making but confirmation bias is by far the most common. Do your research to find out what exactly it entails and how it effects our daily life. When you are ready, write an essay on the topic.

Familiarize yourself with the issue

·         Confirmation bias in five minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xKklLplngs

·         What is confirmation bias?  https://www.psychologynoteshq.com/what-is-confirmation-bias/    

Reading material to make notes on

·         Our brains rapidly and automatically process opinions we agree with as if they are facts https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/04/20/our-brains-rapidly-and-automatically-process-opinions-we-agree-with-as-if-they-are-facts/  

·         What is confirmation bias? https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/science-choice/201504/what-is-confirmation-bias

·         Confirmation bias https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-confirmation-bias-2795024  

·         How to get people to overcome their bias http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170131-why-wont-some-people-listen-to-reason

Podcast

·         Confirmation bias https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNmq0rBQtoQ

Videos to take notes from

·         Confirmation bias – definition, examples and how to avoid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTItO4oUi_w

·         Pitfalls of thinking: confirmation bias 1of 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u34BhEgO_es

·         Pitfalls of thinking: confirmation bias 2 of 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvj7p7Clq0
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