confirmation bias
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Brain power
High conviction levels prevent us from updating our beliefs
A new study explores the cognitive and neural mechanisms that contribute to confirmation bias.
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Brain power
What is our motivation when gathering information?
We tend to stop hunting for evidence the moment that data supports the conclusion we wished it to support when…
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Brain power
How conspiracy theories spread online
An analysis has found that it wasn’t always the people we traditionally associate with conspiracies who were most involved in…
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Community
How values influence the way we interpret evidence
Perspectives on confirmation bias and what can be described as "pre-analytical frames".
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Brain power
Are brains Bayesian?
Bayes' theorem is a method for calculating the validity of beliefs based on the best available evidence. Some scientists propose…
