What Are the 3 Types of Bias? Understanding Confirmation, Selection, and Cognitive Bias

Learn about the 3 main types of bias: confirmation bias, selection bias, and cognitive bias, and how they affect decision-making.

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Confirmation bias involves favoring information that confirms existing beliefs. Selection bias occurs when the sample isn't representative of the population. Cognitive bias is a systematic error in thinking that affects the decisions and judgments people make.

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  1. What is confirmation bias? Confirmation bias is the tendency to favor information that confirms one’s existing beliefs while disregarding contradictory evidence.
  2. How does selection bias affect research? Selection bias occurs when the sample chosen is not representative of the overall population, leading to inaccurate or misleading results.
  3. What is cognitive bias? Cognitive bias is a systematic error in thinking that impacts the decisions and judgments people make, often without their awareness.

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