confirmation bias in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for confirmation bias in the English»Spanish Dictionary

confirmation bias N

confirmation bias

sesgo m de confirmación

Translations for confirmation bias in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1.1. confirmation U (substantiation):

confirmation

confirmación f

we shall need confirmation of your booking by letter

necesitamos confirmación por escrito de su reserva

it gave ample confirmation of her acting ability

confirmó ampliamente su talento como actriz

this is confirmation of what I thought

esto confirma lo que yo pensaba

1.2. confirmation U (ratification):

confirmation form

ratificación f

2. confirmation U or C REL:

confirmation

confirmación f

I.bias [Am ˈbaɪəs, Brit ˈbʌɪəs] N

1.1. bias U or C (prejudice, unfairness):

bias

parcialidad f

bias

sesgo m

the political bias of the article

el sesgo político del artículo

this paper has a left-wing bias

este periódico es de tendencia izquierdista

she was accused of bias

se le acusó de parcialidad

to be without bias

ser imparcial

to be without bias

no ser tendencioso or parcial or partidista

the firm's bias in favor of younger applicants

la preferencia de la compañía por los candidatos más jóvenes

1.2. bias U or C (leanings, tendency):

his scientific bias

su inclinación por las ciencias

the course has a scientific bias

el curso tiene un enfoque científico

1.3. bias U or C (in statistics):

bias

margen m de error

built-in bias

margen de error inherente

2. bias U (in sewing):

to cut sth on the bias

cortar algo al bies or al sesgo

II.bias [Am ˈbaɪəs, Brit ˈbʌɪəs] VB trans

bias judgment:

bias

influir en

bias

afectar

my previous experiences had biased me against Chinese food

experiencias anteriores me habían predispuesto en contra de la comida china

confirmation bias in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for confirmation bias in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

confirmation

confirmación f

I.bias [ˈbaɪəs] Brit: -ss-, Am: -s N

1. bias (prejudice):

bias

prejuicio m

to have biases against sb/sth

ser parcial contra alguien/algo

2. bias no pl (one-sidedness):

bias

parcialidad f

without bias

imparcialmente

3. bias (tendency):

bias

tendencia f

to have a bias towards sth

sentir inclinación por algo

4. bias no pl (in sewing):

bias

sesgo m

II.bias [ˈbaɪəs] Brit: -ss-, Am: -s VB trans

bias

influir

to bias sb towards/against sb

predisponer a alguien a favor de/en contra de alguien

bias VB

User Entry

to bias sth (circuit, electronic device) ELECTRON

polarizar algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Confirmation bias can be described as one's unconscious or unintentional corruption of the scientific method.

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Biases mentioned include confirmation bias, the availability heuristic, illusory superiority and the clustering illusion (the misperception of random data).

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

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This example indicates the probability for not only cultural bias but also confirmation bias and bias blind spot in psychiatric diagnosis and psychiatric beliefs.

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On the other hand, confirmation bias can result in people ignoring or misinterpreting the signs of an imminent or incipient conflict.

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

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Previous research has shown that the assessment of the quality of scientific studies seems to be particularly vulnerable to confirmation bias.

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

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He interpreted his results as showing a preference for confirmation over falsification, hence the term confirmation bias.

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