Confirmation Bias Research Papers

Halbur & Halbur (2011) states that “Humans are shaped and determined by sociocultural conditioning. This paradigm is basically deterministic because all beahaviors are believed to be a product of learning through

I believe in the beauty of confidence. Confidence is truly a defining factor in self-recognized beauty. I believe that confidence is one of the most important traits that an individual can possess. To perceive confidence is not solely to feel pride in oneself, but to recognize the strength that lies in the presence of a single individual. To feel the power of emotions that can exist, the wonder of thoughts that are able to ring inside a free mind too. To feel strength in a crowded room is to be mighty. To sit down beside champions of the same sport and to not feel an urge to compare oneself to others in any manner but for inspiration. Letting only my eyes wander to the appearance and the interviews of my competition, but for the sole purpose of improving myself. To settle for less than I already am because of someone else is a crime I have the power to commit, as well to prevent. People are so much fiercer and more powerful than their minds will ever lead them to believe. To feel dignity blossom inside a mind and soul is to allow a heart the ease of knowing that it is at rest inside a chest that it

When we are born our brain lacks knowledge. It is innate for the individual to absorb the environments

Not only do we have a tendency to ignore and misinterpret evidence that conflicts with our own views; we also have tendency to look for and recognize only evidence that confirms them. We tend to look for confirming rather than disconfirming evidence, even though the latter can often be far more revealing.

This view is very broad when covering the human personality, and had huge followings at times. Many psychologists agree that we are influenced by instinct and

All forms of media whether scientific or medical journals to school essays and even visual media such as news broadcast all share a common thread- the requirement of credibility. Credibility is the cornerstone to any successful presentation of information. An author must examine the credibility of sources before the inclusion of any information while audience members should also review credibility to determine the validity of information presented. Credibility can be complex but by determining on the origin of the source, conducting an in-depth evaluation of the source and focusing on both utilization and citation of the source the credibility of the presentation will resonate.

When we do anything, it is influenced by our past and the people around us. If we walk across the street or play a game, we are consciously or subconsciously motivated and swayed by the lessons and suggestions from people around us to walk or play a certain way. This is the same case for reading or listening to scientific concepts and theories as we try to compare and test them against what we have learned before, even if neither of them are factual or heavily supported by others. For example, when my family and I were visiting an apartment, the landlord kept talking about the benefits and advantages of Vitamin C, referencing a novel he read as a child; however, once we left the complex, my father told us that this was not completely true,

Scientific research is a process to discover truth. This process begins with the researcher developing a theory on a phenomenon which is formed into a hypothesis. A hypothesis is defined as an educated guess about a relationship between variables which is then further examined. This research process can be distorted by social cognition biases. Social biases are belief perseverance, confirmation bias, and availability heuristic. Confirmation bias and availability heuristic are the two social cognition biases that can lead to errors in research. This leads the researcher to ignore information that does not endorse their beliefs known as confirmation bias and/or overestimate the occurrence of events in their research to make their research more relevant known as availability heuristic.

Throughout this course I have learned many things about research at an introductory level. Research is a critical part of all of our lives in many ways. God blesses each of us with a degree of common sense and we all learn from observing others even as babies, we learned behaviors and skills by observing our parents. Walking through experiences throughout life teach us a lot we need to know as well but sometimes we have to take a better approach when we need to learn about certain things. Many of us know that what works in some situations or with certain individuals doesn’t always work or is the safest option for another situation. Controlled and precisely organized study allows scientists to compare and examine contrasting methods and concepts, also helps them to discover various approaches and be able to learn from individual’s behaviors and experiences. I will act as the case study throughout this paper in order to observe what I have learned about.

Bad science is very popular today. Reports are looking for interesting pieces of information, so they quickly make assumption about research they are reading. It is very easy to lie with statistics to embellish one’s story. One of the most common assumptions made by writers and readers of bad science articles is the false notion that correlation means causation. Writers are quick to state that because two things are correlated, one thing must therefore cause the other. Bad science articles can also be misleading because they fail to give out all of the information needed in analyzing a source or a data set.

Citation bias is likely to be encountered in explanatory research designs because through them, causal hypotheses can be investigated, analyzed, tested, and published. Explanatory research investigates why certain variables are related and it tries to look into the causes of certain phenomena. However, in the process of publication of the findings, some researchers are likely to concentrate on positive results alone and ignore the negative ones (Riegelman, 2005).

The nature vs nurture debate is one of the most enduring in the field of psychology.How far are human behaviors, ideas, and feelings, INNATE and how far are they all LEARNED?These issues are at the

of our perceptions and the neurobiological theories that seek to explain them, in different ways and through different media.

Biases impacted many decisions wholeheartedly in this case. One instance in this case study would be the worker disagreements, and the instance from when BP and Transocean disagreed. The disagreements among the workers from the two firms resulted from discussion about buildup of pressure in the well. This resulted in bad coordination among both entities. One was situated on one outcome and the other group was set around their decision. To me this represents displayed signs of how things were looked upon as one-sided and partial. The text states that, “Judgmental Heuristics represents rules of thumb or shortcuts that people use to reduce information-processing demands” (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013, p. 335). There were many shortcuts taken in this case study, especially highlighting how gathering information about less risky well designs should have been considered instead of focusing on choosing the cheapest option among other alternative

The mere exposure theory is valid in cases, but can also be proven otherwise. Being situated in different environments can change one’s view to like things. However we cannot prove why humans act a certain way