bevestigingsvooroordeel

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Dutch

Etymology

From bevestiging +‎ -s- +‎ vooroordeel, a calque of English confirmation bias.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈvɛs.tə.ɣɪŋsˌvoːr.oːr.deːl/
  • Hyphenation: be‧ve‧sti‧gings‧voor‧oor‧deel

Noun

bevestigingsvooroordeel n (plural bevestigingsvooroordelen)

  1. confirmation bias
    • 2017 November 24, Frank Heinen, “Een Vlaamse filosoof legt uit waarom wij mensen zo makkelijk in complotten geloven (maar is dat wel zo?)”, in Volkskrant, archived from the original on 29 September 2024:
      En allebei geloofden ze de spreker die min of meer beweerde wat zij toch al dachten. Dat is het bevestigingsvooroordeel, legde die Vlaming vervolgens uit.
      And both of them believed the speaker that more or less confirmed what they already believed anyway. This is confirmation bias, the Fleming goes on to explain.

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