Confirmation bias is dangerous, no matter what side of the fence you may be on. Barb Rock is a retired mental health counselor and the published author of "Run Your Own Race: Happiness after 50.” ...

Confirmation bias can strengthen an illusory correlation, making it even more likely to influence subsequent actions – whether compulsively wearing a lucky shirt to an anxiety-inducing ...

Confirmation bias can strengthen an illusory correlation, making it even more likely to influence subsequent actions – whether compulsively wearing a lucky shirt to an anxiety-inducing appointment or ...

Confirmation bias can strengthen an illusory correlation, making it even more likely to influence subsequent actions—whether ...

Throughout the race for the most recent US Presidential election, a closer look at biases highlights the need for both voters and business leaders to understand how misinformation makes us vulnerable ...

The 'illusory truth effect': repetition builds belief Another key bias Alex highlights is the “illusory truth effect”, which reinforces beliefs through repetition. In an election environment, where ...

Scott Mollen discusses "Lewis v. Berger," involving an illusory contract, and "Aldot Holding Corporation v. Ninth Avenue Organic Deli," where a landlord alleged that the tenant was illegally using ...

Summary: Our brains assign the same biases to faces seen in inanimate objects as they do to human faces. Known as face pareidolia, this phenomenon includes seeing faces in objects like the moon or ...