"confirmation bias" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: confirmation biases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} confirmation bias (usually uncountable, plural confirmation biases)
  1. A cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Biases Related terms: data dredging, filter bubble, selection bias Translations (cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study): 確定偏差 (Chinese Mandarin), 确定偏差 (quèdìng piānchā) (Chinese Mandarin), 確認偏誤 (Chinese Mandarin), 确认偏误 (quèrèn piānwù) (Chinese Mandarin), 證實偏差 (Chinese Mandarin), 证实偏差 (zhèngshí piānchā) (Chinese Mandarin), 證實偏見 (Chinese Mandarin), 证实偏见 (zhèngshí piānjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 證實性偏見 (Chinese Mandarin), 证实性偏见 (zhèngshíxìng piānjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 確認偏見 (Chinese Mandarin), 确认偏见 (quèrèn piānjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), kinnituskalduvus (Estonian), kinnituseelarvamus (Estonian), vahvistusharha (Finnish), vahvistusvinouma (Finnish), biais de confirmation [masculine] (French), Bestätigungsfehler [masculine] (German), Bestätigungstendenz [feminine] (German), Bestätigungsverzerrung [feminine] (German), megerősítési torzítás (Hungarian), 확증편향 (hwakjeungpyeonhyang) (alt: 確證偏向) (Korean), efekt potwierdzenia [masculine] (Polish), предвзятость подтверждения (predvzjatostʹ podtverždenija) (Russian), sesgo de confirmación [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-confirmation_bias-en-noun-mq2flezD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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