- In the
philosophy of science,
evidence is
material that
confirms or
disconfirms scientific hypotheses,
acting as a
neutral arbiter between competing...
- on the
other hand,
evidence is
understood as that
which confirms or
disconfirms scientific hypotheses and
arbitrates between competing theories. For...
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early in an
investigation but then may only s****
confirming rather than
disconfirming evidence. A
medical practitioner may
prematurely focus on a particular...
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which motivates people to
perform selective exposure (i.e.,
avoiding disconfirming information) as a dissonance-reduction strategy. It is hypothesized...
- counterproductive. For example,
since conspiracy theories can
reinterpret disconfirming information as part of
their narrative, re****ing a
claim can result...
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classic and
Contemporary Approaches.
Westview Press. pp. 139: "Effect of
Disconfirming an
Important Belief". ISBN 0-8133-3005-X. Prilleltensky,
Isaac (1997)...
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evidence is
selective and eclectic, with only
minimal attempts to
weigh disconfirming evidence... It is all too easy to
select confirming evidence if the...
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types of
confirmation bias:
Backfire effect, a
tendency to
react to
disconfirming evidence by
strengthening one's
previous beliefs.
Congruence bias, the...
- that
people do not tend to pay
attention to
other information that
might disconfirm the
credibility of the predictions."
Nickerson 1998, pp. 180–181. Eysenck...
- that the
dominance motive strongly correlated with
hostility towards disconfirming facts and
affinity for
conspiracies among 2016
Trump voters but not...
