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Confirmation Bias is a psychological principle/logical fallacy. This recent (2015) study documents how people will seek out ways to justify or confirm their beliefs when presented with cognitive dissonance.
Date:
November 16, 2015
Source:
University of Iowa
Summary:
Once people reach a conclusion, they aren't likely to change their minds, even when new information shows their initial belief is likely wrong and clinging to that belief costs real money, new research shows"
Episode #91 features e-mails, tweets, Facebook comments and other correspondence from listeners.
This episode also features a bumper from Mona Pruett, from the Virginia Department of Education's Training and Technical Assistance Center, telling everyone about the assistive technology blog at http://assistivetechnology.vcu.edu.
Video recaps for young adult and classic literature titles. Very engaging, yet concise. Videos also include discussions of characters, plot, and literary devices and elements.