Pitfalls of Thinking: Confirmation Bias (2/2)
July 24, 2010 | 
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Confirmation bias is a tendency to Search for, interpret or remember information in a way that confirms preconceptions or working hypotheses. People can reinforce their existing attitudes by selectively collecting new evidence, by interpreting evidence in a biased way or by selectively recalling Information from memory. Some psychologists use “confirmation bias” for any of these three cognitive biases, while others restrict the term to selective collection of evidence, using assimilation bias for biased interpretation.
I explore the use of confirmation bias in three areas:
1. Alternative health practices
2. Intelligent design creationism
3. HIV/AIDS denialism
Duration : 0:9:0
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Tags: Ad, alternative, bias, Confirmation, creationism, critical, design, health, hoc, hypothesis, intelligent, null, rationalization, science, thinking
Why are these …
Why are these antivac, AIDS-denialist killers allowed to even voice their opinions? Right to freedom of speech ends where others are negatively affected like this.
can anyone tell me …
can anyone tell me where I can find the picture on the left at 0:12 ?
@C0nc0rdance *Gasp* …
@C0nc0rdance *Gasp* – You’re not an Atheist? Is that because you can’t falsify your position? Because that’s also a logical fallacy.
Great video, though. I’ll point out every Ad Hoc hypothesis that I or anyone else around me makes from now on.
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“I believe that …
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“I believe that in order to make real progress one must again ferret out some general principle of nature.” – Albert Einstein 1952
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The known universe
14,000,000,000 BCE
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Earth 5,000,000,000 BCE
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Homo sapiens 300,000 BCE
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Fire (applied) 200,000 BCE
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The underlying law of nature (discovered & applied)
2003 CE
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according to the …
according to the people on the FF forums, nate (the drummer) is the denialist, but the rest of the band went along with it and even performed a concert in support of Alive and Well. they’ve not expressed support for A&W for almost a decade, but they’ve also never made a statement saying that they’ve rejected A&W’s views as the bullshit they are. sad state of affairs all round, and until they come out and make the statement they’ve completely lost my respect.
still like their music though
very informative …
very informative and enlightening. thanks for sharing
lol at the pic @ 1: …
lol at the pic @ 1:52
sweet…
sweet…
Well, now, you are …
Well, now, you are getting to one of my major nemeses!! I have absolutely NO respect for the Creationists. Some of your allusions here, like the SJ Gould one, will go over the heads of some who will need a bit of a “Cliff note’s” study, (as I have done) of Gould’s work.
As to HIV AIDS, I’m right with you, and those people have been more dangerous than Creationists.
Again, what great advice as to how to think rationally,!
Fantastic video. I …
Fantastic video. I have been telling people about this kinda crap for years. That the SHADOW government is out to get us and that every president is a puppet and all these secret organizations are going to take over the earth. I remember watching a series a while back. And he was saying that the world will eventually become united, as it is the only way we can ultimately survive the deep expansion into space. So I think its kinda to be expected that we all come together. not corporation rule
Loved it. Anyone …
Loved it. Anyone intelligent enough to understand this should think about this stuff every single day.
Do you always ride …
Do you always ride the short-fail-bus to the comment board? Has the guy that writes your comments ever met with the guy that posts them? Maybe those two guys should get together and figure out exactly what is going on in their heads whose collective content barely manages to surpass the size of a pea.
This has always …
This has always been my favorite “documentary” on confirmation bias.
watch?v=Kt7-Ra9Gbbo
Beautiful video. A …
Beautiful video. A true jewel.
C0nc0rdance, …
C0nc0rdance, welcome into my salon. Please sit and have a cup of tea with other YouTube greats such as ExtantDodo and DonExodus.
It is a pleasure to have your company. Welcome, Sir. May you continue to shed light upon the benighted.
@Jonisdaman Oh …
@Jonisdaman Oh damn, I was gonna reply to your little baseless insult but it looks like c0nc0rdance already pwned the out of you in no less than five lines.
How does it feel to have your stupidity exposed so cruelly?
Yet another …
Yet another excellent video C0nc0rdance.
Well done!
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Yeah, he’s …
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Yeah, he’s a comic and maybe pretty smart.
But it’s funny how Maher gets props for ‘calling bullshit’ on this or that when he’s full of bullshit himself.
lol who in the …
lol who in the would put their trust in the opinions of anyone employed as a comedian. I try and get jokes from Maher since that is what he is paid for.
Heh well, listen to …
Heh well, listen to Maher enough you know he is pretty smart.
That doesn’t stop him from not being an expert on politics, science and economy. He sometimes(quite often from what i’ve seen on youtube) drops
bloopers…. Dont ya ever forget he is a comedian and entertainer, not a teacher or a professor.
Yeah, Maher’s …
Yeah, Maher’s position on medicine is one of the few things I don’t like about him. On politics and religion he’s hilarious none-the-less.
Bill Maher is a nut …
Bill Maher is a nut.
His uninformed opinions aren’t trustworthy.
Thanks for these …
Thanks for these videos.
I will have great use for them after i graduate, and i will pause and think about them from time to time to keep my conclusions free from these basic misstakes.
I think you need to make a realy bad and unlogical video soon, since i have actually started to take for granted that these videos will be orderly structured and easy to follow, hehe.
Good stuff as …
Good stuff as always, very educational and interesting. More vids, please!
My eyes and ears …
My eyes and ears are wide open and waiting for more intelligent information
Great video/arguement