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Are Stereotypes True?

... realize that stereotypes themselves contribute to this confirmation. This realization is an important first step towards preventing ... groups: Social categorization and the origins of intergroup bias . Child Development, 77(4), 847-860. Regenberg, N. (2007).  Are ... / more

Are Blonds Really Dumb?

... and behavior is influenced. This may lead to a continuous confirmation of the stereotypic content, because by expecting certain behaviors ... others when you want to? Have a look at  Hidden Bias  and take a test from  Project Implicit  to explore your hidden ... / more

Why do we still have a cognitive bias that makes us send innocent people to jail? – Explanations of the confirmation bias

... (Pronin, Gilovich, & Ross, 2004). Introducing the Confirmation Bias Psychological research reveals that we can all fall into the trap ... / more

From the Editors: On the Current State of Science Journalism

... lighter skin) until scientists demonstrated the shooter bias . No one knew what implicit prejudice was before the Implicit ... I believe this problem to be due (in part) to the confirmation bias , which is a tendency to seek a preferred conclusion and ... / more

Risk assessment tools and criminal reoffending: Does bias determine who is “high risk”?

... of an offender’s reoffending risk will be influenced by bias.  Bias is a systematic error in reasoning or logic that occurs as the ... Perhaps the most well-known example of this phenomenon is confirmation bias , which occurs when attention is drawn to evidence that ... / more

From Pervasive Beliefs To Wrongful Convictions

... classical demonstration is to view it as an example of confirmation bias , the tendency to seek and interpret evidence in line with an existing ... / more

Does organized ritual child abuse exist?

... is at play unless people actively work against such confirmation bias [13].  The basic mechanisms of confirmatory information processing ... / more