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Pitfalls of Thinking: Confirmation Bias (2/2)

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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Pitfalls of Thinking: Confirmation Bias (1/2)

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 : 0:8:38

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Bing Search Overload Syndrome: Traffic Jam

If finding answers in the real-world resulted in the same kind of unrelated and overwhelming Information that most search engines provide you with, something as simple as planning your weekend would be way too much to handle. The decision engine, Bing, is here to prevent Search overload syndrome and make sure that you find exactly what you’re looking for.

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Parisian Love

An American finds love in Paris. Watch more Search Stories by Google at http://youtube.com/searchstories

Search On.

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