confirmation bias in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for confirmation bias in the English»French Dictionary

confirmation bias [kɒnfə(r)ˈmeɪʃn ˌbaɪəs] N

confirmation bias

biais m de confirmation d'hypothèse

Translations for confirmation bias in the English»French Dictionary

confirmation [Brit kɒnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] N

1. confirmation:

confirmation (of belief, statement, theory, news, suspicion, fear)

confirmation f (of de, that que)

confirmation (official) (of appointment, booking)

confirmation f (of de, that que)

2. confirmation LAW:

confirmation

entérinement m

3. confirmation (of appointment):

confirmation ADMIN, POL

approbation f

4. confirmation REL:

confirmation

confirmation f

I.bias <pl biases> [Brit ˈbʌɪəs, Am ˈbaɪəs] N

1. bias (prejudice):

bias

parti m pris (on the part of de la part de)

to display bias

faire preuve de parti pris

political/media bias

parti pris politique/dans les médias

2. bias (active discrimination):

bias

discrimination f (against envers)

racial/sexual bias

discrimination raciale/sexuelle

3. bias (tendency):

bias

tendance f (in favour of, towards pour)

an American bias

une tendance pro-américaine

a female bias

un préjugé favorable envers les femmes

a left-wing bias

une tendance de gauche

4. bias (of fabric):

bias

biais m

on the bias

dans le biais

5. bias STAT:

bias

distorsion f

6. bias (of steering, bowl):

bias

déviation f

II.bias <pres part biasing; pret, pp biased or biassing, biassed> [Brit ˈbʌɪəs, Am ˈbaɪəs] VB trans

bias person, decision, result:

bias

influer sur

to bias sb against/in favour of

prévenir qn contre/en faveur de

confirmation bias in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for confirmation bias in the English»French Dictionary

confirmation [ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃən, Am ˌkɑ:nfɚ-] N a. REL

confirmation

confirmation f

I.bias [ˈbaɪəs] N

1. bias (prejudice):

bias

préjugé m

their bias against/in favour of sb/sth

leurs préjugés contre/en faveur de qn/qc

2. bias no pl (one-sidedness):

bias

partialité f

bias against sb/sth

parti pris contre qn/qc

3. bias (tendency):

bias

tendance f

4. bias no pl (oblique line):

bias of clothes

biais m

bias-cut(ting)

coupe f en biais

on the bias

en biais

II.bias <-ss- Brit [or -s- Am]> [ˈbaɪəs] VB trans

bias

influencer

to bias sb towards/against sb/sth

influencer qn en faveur de/contre qn/qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He considers the book a cautionary tale against diagnosing someone without really knowing them, and about the need to avoid confirmation bias.

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Psychologists refer to this tendency as apophenia, or confirmation bias.

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For example, the concept of falsification (first proposed in 1934) reduces confirmation bias by formalizing the attempt to "disprove" hypotheses rather than prove them.

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To combat the effect of confirmation bias, investors can try to adopt a contrary viewpoint for the sake of argument.

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The problem of confirmation bias makes it impossible to accurately gauge the stability of polyamorous relationships without carefully conducted scientific investigation.

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Both inquisitorial and adversarial criminal justice systems are affected by confirmation bias.

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Cognitive explanations for confirmation bias are based on limitations in people's ability to handle complex tasks, and the shortcuts, called "heuristics", that they use.

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Once cognized, confirmation bias and avoidance of cognitive dissonance may reinforce the belief.

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Due to selective perception and confirmation bias, the buyer of a device can perceive an improvement where none actually exists.

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Confirmation bias, a tendency for people to confirm their preconceptions or hypotheses, may also contribute to cyberchondria.

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