Term
Confirmation bias
The tendency to notice facts that confirm an opinion already held and to overlook those that contradict it.
Get Smart!: How to Think and Act Like the Most Successful and Highest-Paid People in Every Field, Brian Tracy
Explained in
- Get Smart!: How to Think and Act Like the Most Successful and Highest-Paid People in Every Field, Brian Tracy
- The Delusions of Crowds: Why People Go Mad in Groups, William J. Bernstein
The tendency to notice what supports our opinion and to overlook what contradicts it.
- The Art of Thinking Clearly, Rolf Dobelli
The tendency to notice and remember information supporting our opinion and pay less attention to contradictory information.
- The Cosmic Ordering Service: A Guide to Realizing Your Dreams, Barbel Mohr
The tendency to notice and remember what supports our expectations while missing what contradicts them.
- Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work, Chip Heath, Dan Heath
The tendency to notice and seek out information that supports an opinion you already hold, and to pay less attention to information that contradicts it.