Alvarez, Liza
This is a video clip and article
explaining “confirmation bias” on the San Jose Public Library Blog by librarian
Megan Tirstao. The video features an example of an interviewer testing people
to see if they can catch their own confirmation bias with brain exercise to
find a pattern. Time after time the participants continue to incorrectly answer
the puzzle because of their “conformation bias”. The article goes on to
describe the concept in further detail providing examples as well as tips on
how to avoid “confirmation bias” by
expanding routine media sources, relying more on primary sources, and verifying
the information against more than one other source.
The article provides links to other
blogs about data
literacy, fact
INFOchecking and “fake news”. I
find this type of article and material extremely pertinent to the public in
general, but very apropos of the social and political climate in the United
States at the moment. Not only does this topic inform the populace on how to be
more discriminatory in order to find accurate information, but it is one of
much interest across the nation and can contribute to a more educated and
democratic population.
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