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Originally Posted by 5-4-3
Confirmation bias: the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.
I’m not so sure that would apply here.
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Well, I thought about this a bit before I typed that, as I wasn't sure it was the appropriate term either.
But then I thought- once one starts to get the feeling that this might be happening then you also begin to over-emphasize any evidence that supports this while not really noticing as much those events that don't.
So, I can totally see where you might think this term doesn't apply, but I stand by it.