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Posted by rose on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 10:17pm.

Discuss how confirmation bias can influence perceptions and how some beliefs can
actually generate their own confirmation Provide relevant examples
to support your explanation.

Need some helps.

spy - PsyDAG, Sunday, November 2, 2008 at 2:00am
If you have a bias, you are more likely to perceive evidence that confirms or goes along with your bias. Self-fulfilling prophecies lead to expectations, often changing the person's behavior to cause the responses they were expecting — thus confirming their bias.

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http://www.members.cox.net/dagershaw/lol/DepressionCycle.html
http://www.members.cox.net/dagershaw/lol/FaithHave.html

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