CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITION AND EMOTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is the tendency to search for supportive information of preconceptions while ignoring contradictory evidence?
A
confirmation bias
B
intuition
C
mental set
D
availability heuristic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Confirmation bias is a well-characterized phenomenon: the tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one’s preconceptions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Confirmation Bias is the tendency to look for information that supports, rather than rejects, one’s preconceptions, typically by interpreting evidence to confirm existing beliefs while rejecting or ignoring any conflicting data (American Psychological Association).

Detailed explanation-3: -Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one’s prior beliefs or values.

Detailed explanation-4: -Confirmation bias fallacy is a bias in psychology which refers to how we tend to only seek out and listen to information that confirms the opinion we already hold, and we tend to avoid any evidence that might be contradictory to our opinion.

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