Question

CRITICAL habits vs. counterproductive habits

The most common habit is 'confirmation bias' (everything we see and know confirms what we already believe). And we tend to explain away any evidence that raises doubt about what we already believe.

Another common habit is to ignore our fallibility (ways we can get things wrong).

FOR EACH ONE, CHOOSE IF THE STATEMENT IS CONFIRMATION BIAS, IGNORING HUMAN FALLIBILITY, OR CRITICAL ATTITUDE:

1. Interpreting all the evidence as confirming what you already believe, and ignoring evidence that raises doubt about it.

2. Reach your conclusion before you examine the evidence.

3. My memory is infallible. I don't care what cognitive scientists find in their research.

4. Why should I bother investigating and asking questions? I might not like the answers, and I wouldn't believe it if it conflicts with what I already believe.

5. Recognizing I could be wrong.

6. I trust my personal experiences, and make generalizations based on them alone.

7. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

8. Realizing there can be several interpretations of any set of facts. Facts are ambiguous. Words are ambiguous. Texts are ambiguous. So, consider alternatives and select most plausible.

9. I saw it. I know what I saw. And nothing will make me change my mind.

Answer 1

1. Confirmatory bias as there own belief is only supported
2. Confirmatory bias as the conclusion is based on the belief
3. Ignoring human falibility as they think they are infallible
4. Confirmatory bias as the belief is upheld
5. Critical attitude as they are ready to accept they can be wrong
6. Confirmatory bias as they think they are only right
7. Critical attitude as they believe in proving claims and then accepting them
8. Critical attitude as they think trithfully
9. Confirmatory bias as they only think their belief is true