Seeing What You Believe

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Cognition

Foundational Lexicononly hearing what you want
Executive Parlanceselective perception
Scholarly Discoursehypothesis-confirming assimilation
Babel ZenithConfirmation Bias
Origin: Psychology

Etymology & Meaning

The tendency to search for information that confirms existing beliefs.

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