Confirmation bias

narration. I approached the interviewee over email and discussed about the proposed interview. I explained to him the purpose of the interview and gave him an outline of the topics on which the interview questions are based on. Upon getting the email confirmation from the interviewee I finalized the date and venue of the interview. From my previous open ended interview which was held in a coffee shop, I assumed it is much better to have the interview…

The most apparent bias throughout Griffin’s essay is her portrayal of Himmler. Writing a biography about Himmler, Griffin creates her own characterization of Himmer without knowing if her interpretation is true or not. According to Schult, Griffin is committing “confirmation bias”(72) which “gives more weight to evidence that confirms our beliefs than to evidence that challenges them”(72). Griffin’s…

Evolutionary Blog #2 Once a cheater, always a cheater? Is there any validity to the claim of “once a cheater, always a cheater”? While it may be unfounded, I tend to assume that those who make that claim are likely to make similar claims such as, “once an addict, always an addict”, “people don’t change”, or that it is best to “trust nobody”. In my view, this type of outlook is highly misanthropic, cynical, and unhealthy. There are two circumstances in which I often hear this made. First, as a…

While a bit outdated, this theory was one of the very first to attempt to connect the concept of cognitive distortions with child sexual offending. According to Abel, Becker, and Cunningham-Rathner (1984), a faulty connection between deviant sexual interests and an individuals’ perception of societal norms and mores is what creates a cognitive distortion. This mismatch can lead to many of the beliefs that were listed in the cognitive distortion section. While Abel’s theory is considered the…

they never mention how many of the Vikings were killed during the battle. By not mentioning how many of the Vikings were defeated in battle, the reader is left believing that none of the Vikings were defeated in battle against the natives. Another bias that is present in the sagas is how the authors have the Vikings appear as brave warriors that do not fear death. This is most evident with Freydis in the “Saga of Eirik the Red.” In the saga, the author claims that Freydis picked up a sword and…

Annotated Bibliography Omohundro, Steve. "Autonomous Technology And The Greater Human Good." Journal Of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence 26.3 (2014): 303. Advanced Placement Source. Web. 4 Jan. 2017. Steve Omohundro, a researcher in machine learning, in his article, “Autonomous Technology and the Greater Human Good”, published in the Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence addresses the topic of autonomous systems and argues that the introduction of…

equally necessary and important for Behavioral scientists to conduct. The problem with people believing what the mass media, government officials, religious figures, and professors say is that it goes against the scientific approach. Their statements are bias, based on their own opinions, therefore, it lacks real evidence.. This information is not resourceful because it is being taught, shared, and written based on the person’s own perspective and…

exhibited. A trend appeared in the relation between the number of years the interviewees have remained at their work, their job position, and what they opinionate. The women who argued that there was little improvement, or small improvement with subtle bias were usually associate professors, who had spent not as many years working at their university. On the other hand, those who believed the gender climate was making progress and was generally deemed positive towards women had a longer…

Microsoft, Ballmer and Nokia. On the 8th of July 2015, Satya Nadella undid what is considered one of the biggest mistakes in Microsoft’s history; the acquisition of Nokia. The story starts a couple of years earlier when Steve Ballmer was CEO of Microsoft. Under his leadership, he steered the company in 2011 to negotiate with Nokia on a takeover bid, which was finalized in September of 2013. The Microsoft board fought against the deal but Ballmer (sometimes verbally abusing) disregarded their…

Narcissism can be a good thing. Psychologists that are against the new generation’s way of expressing themselves are only looking at their bias negatives. Narcissism has not increased in the last generation. The newer generation has more access to social media and are more exposed to false information and are constantly forced to be the center of attention. The only difference from the last…