confirmation bias
3 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jun 4, 2018 by Tali Sharot · across every show →
Everything said about confirmation bias, oldest first
Jun 4, 2018
Sharot: Brains track agreeing partners but disregard disagreeing input in financial decisions
“What we found that when the two people agreed on how much a real estate was worth, each person's brain was closely monitoring the information coming from the partner. And everyone became more confident in their decision, right? Cause well, we agree, so we're p…”
Jun 4, 2018
Sharot: Mitigating confirmation bias requires review by independent parties with different motivations
“I think one way to overcome this is to have your decisions and predictions Assessed by people who don't necessarily hold the same theories as you do and don't necessarily have the same motivations as you do.”