it's crucial. However, confirmation bias might be getting in your way, and the kicker is that you may not even know it. "With confirmation bias, we basically see what we want to see," says Dr ...

A state law signed Feb. 28, 2025, removes gender identity as a protected status from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, leaving ...

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. People display this bias when they select ...

Confirmation bias is the tendency for people to believe evidence that confirms their preexisting beliefs and discount information that counters those beliefs. Seeking to corroborate our beliefs ...

This story originally appeared in the Election print issue, in stands November 2024. It has not been updated and some ...

This bias can lead individuals to perceive items or opportunities as more valuable simply because they are scarce or rare, regardless of their true worth." Confirmation bias is a tendency among ...

I particularly enjoy the Opinion section. Since the start of President Trump’s second term, I have seen more cases of confirmation bias than I can ever recall. Regular Opinion columns and ...