Correcting Quote by Rachel Hilary Brown

Information that confirms our beliefs makes us feel good; information that challenges our beliefs doesn't.

— Tristan Harris

“What is the danger in the personalization era? Psychologists call it confirmation bias—“a tendency to believe things that reinforce our existing views, to see…

— Craig Detweiler

“You cannot change someone's beliefs by giving them information. Beliefs reside in the heart. Information resides in the mind.”

— Lenore Schur

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

— Valerie Tarico

“A person’s conclusions can only be as solid as the information on which they are based. Thus, a person who is exposed to almost…

— Thomas Gilovich

“Beliefs are choices. No one has authority over your personal beliefs. Your beliefs are in jeopardy only when you don't know what they are.”

— Jay Allison

“When people have the opportunity to collect information from the world, they are more likely to select information that supports their preexisting attitudes, beliefs,…

— Chip Heath

“When it comes to our embedded beliefs, our relative intolerance to ambiguous and contrary information leads us in many instances to ignore or less…

— Brian Goedken

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

— Cindy Alvarez

When examining evidence relevant to a given belief, people are inclined to see what they expect to see, and conclude what they expect to…

— Thomas Gilovich

It’s been very well demonstrated that our belief system effects how we behave and how we perform. . . It also effects our lifestyle,…

— Edgar Mitchell

“We are terrible at seeking evidence that challenges our own beliefs, but other people do us this favor, just as we are good at…

— Maria Konnikova