8.10 Cognitive Biases and Confirmation Bias

This set of flashcards covers key concepts regarding cognitive biases, particularly belief perseverance and confirmation bias, as discussed in the lecture.

Belief Perseverance

The tendency to only accept information that confirms or supports one's existing beliefs, often ignoring contradictory evidence.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to seek out information that confirms one's existing beliefs or opinions, often in a biased manner.

Ideological Bubble

A situation where individuals remain within a closed perspective, often ignoring outside viewpoints.

Echo Chamber

An environment, often online, where a person only encounters information or opinions that reflect and reinforce their own.

File Drawer Problem

The tendency for researchers to only publish studies that confirm their hypotheses, while burying studies that do not.

Political Bias

A predisposition to favor one political party or ideology over another, impacting judgment and decision making.

Severity Judgment

The process of assessing the seriousness of an action or behavior, which can be influenced by one's political affiliations.

Disconfirming Evidence

Information that contradicts existing beliefs or opinions, which individuals tend to overlook.

Publication Bias

The tendency for journals and researchers to favor publishing studies with positive results over those with null results.

Laboratory Experiment

A controlled study conducted in a lab setting to investigate psychological phenomena.