Confirmation Bias, Chapter 6: Confirmation Bias

Chapter Six examined several biases and errors individuals make during a decision. One of those biases is called confirmation bias. According to the text, confirmation bias is defined as the tendency to seek out information that reaffirms past choices and to discount information that contradicts past judgements. In other words, individuals favor information that confirms previously existing beliefs or biases, despite attaining information that challenges the assumption(s). Moreover, individuals are more likely to agree with a confirmation bias when a person is strongly opinionated and/or believe to have good information.
With regards to confirmation bias, I recall one personal experience with this subject matter. Last semester in my law and