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I posted yesterday that Dean Byrd, Shirley Cox, and Jeffrey Robinson misrepresented the views of Northwestern University researcher Michael Bailey. The misrepresentation happened in a review of the book, In Quiet Desperation. The book was written by Fred and Marilyn Matis and Ty Mansfield and in the first part explores…
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Confirmation bias – A tendency to search for information that confirms one’s preconceptions. – David Myers, Social Psychology, 8th Ed., pg. 112. Confirmation bias – connotes the seeking or interpreting of evidence in ways that are partial to existing beliefs, expectations, or a hypothesis in hand. – Raymond Nickerson, Review…
