Confirmation bias is the psychological term for disregarding correct but unwanted information
Confirmation bias is the general tendency to search for, interpret, and favor information that confirms prior beliefs or hypotheses, rather than being specifically about disregarding correct but unwanted information.
Judged against reference works: claims of this kind are settled by reference works, not journal abstracts.
Wikipedia: Confirmation bias. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
Reference article covering this claim directly
2 recorded entries grouped as this source
en.wikipedia.org: Confirmation bias. en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
Confirmation bias is the tendency to favor information confirming prior beliefs, values, or decisions.
See more details
britannica.com: Confirmation bias | Definition, Examples, Psychology, & Facts. britannica.com. https://www.britannica.com/science/confirmation-bias
It is defined as processing information consistent with existing beliefs, broader than ignoring correct unwanted information.
dictionary.cambridge.org: CONFIRMATION BIAS definition | Cambridge English Dictionary. dictionary.cambridge.org. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/confirmation-bias
It is defined as a tendency to favor information confirming preconceptions regardless of whether it is true.
The paper trail · every fact has a biography
Challenge the receipt
Citation formatting by citeproc-js (Frank Bennett) and the Citation Style Language project. Source and licenses.
Terms · Privacy · How verdicts work · Dispute this receipt