Examples in the world

Cognitive Bias Study

In one study, a group of participants were split into two groups and given extensive data on a woman named Jane. One group was told that she worked as a librarian, the other was told she was a real estate agent. They were asked to review the data and come back in a week where they were asked whether Jane was more of an introvert or extrovert. Those who thought she was a librarian remembered facts that supported her being introverted whereas the other group remembered facts that indicated she was extroverted.

Any Major Debate

When debating whether something is true or false, right or wrong, people tend to only look at facts that support their points. We like to think that we are rational creatures and that numbers never lie. However, we know that studies can be falsified and any information from the web has a chance of being false. So when in a debate and someone brings up a fact or figure that is not aligned with our beliefs, we tend to think that information is false and disregard it.  When we read studies that confirm and deny or opinions, we tend to cherry pick the information the supports our point rather than looking at the entire document and considering each point. 

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