Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confirmation bias

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: con-fir-ma-tion bias
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study; a psychological tendency to look for and accept information which supports one's values and worldview and reject that which conflicts with it.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Days after this interview, on 12 February this year, fighting broke out between US troops and pro-Assad forces just outside Qamishli. Confirmation bias is rarely so fast, or so unnervingly accurate."
"That overcorrection might nurture confirmation bias, an inclination to look for evidence that validates one's fears while ignoring any signs to the contrary."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

confirmation biases (plural)

Phrases

data dredging filter bubble selection bias

Frequently Paired Words

data dredging filter bubble selection bias

Questions

What does confirmation bias mean?: A cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study; a psychological tendency to look for and accept information which supports one's values and worldview and reject that which conflicts with it.

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