Have you ever had the experience of only recognizing relevant information that supports your way of thinking about the world while being distrustful of information that contradicts it? Congratulations, you’ve been a victim of a very particular type of bias! The tendency of people’s brains to seek out and interpret facts in ways that support their prior beliefs, expectations and/or views is known as confirmation bias (1). This unequal approach can hinder us from viewing things objectively, influencing our decisions and possibly resulting in bad and incorrect outcomes. It is therefore critical for people to recognize their vulnerability to this
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What is an Echo-Chamber and how does it affect people in social media?
Nowadays, simultaneously with the increasingly influential and widespread use of social media, it has been observed that a very contagious social phenomenon is infecting our way of thinking: a phenomenon according to which people use social media to have access to certain types of news and information, even at the political level. More specifically, it would seem that social media users select the type of information and content they want to access on the basis of their preferences and orientations; in other words, people only read that the news that is going to confirm and strengthen their opinions. This is