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Confirmation bias
(Juast a snippet of information I found while browsing one of favorite geeky sites)
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The confirmation bias is the tendency to look for or interpret information in a way that confirms beliefs. Individuals reinforce their ideas and attitudes by selectively collecting evidence or retrieving biased memories.
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I dunno....I think it means we're all full of crap.
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| May 12, 2011, 02:19 |
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ashkats
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crystal falls, Michigan, US
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Re: Confirmation bias
yepper .... 
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| May 12, 2011, 02:21 |
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Re: Confirmation bias
I think it is almost a key part of our self preservation instinct. Once we have a belief, until it is challenged in a way that speaks to our core personality and therefore can change us, we will of course only choose information that reinforces our sense of self.
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| May 12, 2011, 08:54 |
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Re: Confirmation bias
Well, that confirms what I have believed all along!
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| May 12, 2011, 12:12 |
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perveman
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Tucson, Arizona, US
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Re: Confirmation bias
If I undestand this correctly, I would agree with Chazzy. Can only speak for myself, I know I'm full of it, and "it", being half a word. This only get'r one yuk. Did I mention I'm naked? Plz refer to the affor-mentioned.
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