Faith Quote by Jean Tirole

“The human tendency toward confirmatory thinking - all of us are bias to seek information that fits what we already believe.”

— Valerie Tarico

“Confirmation bias is our innate tendency to pay more attention to information that confirms our beliefs.[”

— Cindy Alvarez

“Unable to see their own biases, most people will simply drive each other crazy arguing rather than accept answers that contradict what they already…

— Thomas M. Nichols

“We typically have a bias that tells us we are less susceptible to bias than everyone else.”

— Will Storr

All of us show bias when it comes to what information we take in. We typically focus on anything that agrees with the outcome…

— Noreena Hertz

“Psychologists call this natural tendency to be selective in both our memory and our perception confirmation bias. People with strong convictions often take confirmation…

— Robert Carroll

We tend to accept information that confirms our prior beliefs and ignore or discredit information that does not. This confirmation bias settles over our…

— Kyle Hill

My point is that perceptual bias can affect nut jobs and scientists alike. If we hold too rigidly to what we think we know,…

— Martha Beck

“Beliefs and assumptions drive the perception.”

— Steven Redhead

“It's easy to let your biases—political, intellectual, or otherwise—color your view of the world. A growing body of research suggests that even the smartest…

— Steven D. Levitt

Knowing that one may be subject to bias is one thing; being able to correct it is another.

— Jon Elster

Our beliefs do not sit passively in our brains waiting to be confirmed or contradicted by incoming information. Instead, they play a key role…

— Richard Wiseman