Photo by Carson Arias

A Simple Introduction to Confirmation Bias 🍎

Learn it in a few minutes with this quick and easy summary

This post covers a mental model that is one of the most pervasive biases of human life — confirmation bias.

What is Confirmation Bias?

Confirmation bias is our tendency to interpret things in a way that suits our preconceptions.

If I were to ask you “where is the nearest apple store?”

What comes into your mind?

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

If I know my audience, I bet that a few of you would think of this:

Photo by zhang kaiyv

Or maybe you thought of something more like this:

Photo by Fabiola Peñalba

Did you think of one of these, or something else?