confirmation bias

English

confirmation bias (usually uncountable, plural confirmation biases)

(psychology) A cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study.
- 2020 February 26, Will Dunn, “William Gibson on the apocalypse: “it’s been happening for at least 100 years””, in New Statesman‎:
  Days after this interview, on 12 February this year, fighting broke out between US troops and pro-Assad forces just outside Qamishli. Confirmation bias is rarely so fast, or so unnervingly accurate.

cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study

Chinese:
Mandarin: 確定偏差／确定偏差 (quèdìng piānchā), 確認偏誤／确认偏误 (quèrèn piānwù), 證實偏差／证实偏差 (zhèngshí piānchā), 證實偏見／证实偏见 (zhèngshí piānjiàn), 證實性偏見／证实性偏见 (zhèngshíxìng piānjiàn), 確認偏見／确认偏见 (quèrèn piānjiàn)
Estonian: kinnituskalduvus, kinnituseelarvamus
Finnish: vahvistusharha, vahvistusvinouma
German: Bestätigungsfehler m, Bestätigungstendenz f, Bestätigungsverzerrung f
Hungarian: megerősítési torzítás
Korean: 확증편향(確證偏向) (hwakjeungpyeonhyang)
Russian: предвзятость подтверждения (predvzjatostʹ podtverždenija)