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Subjects tend to strive to think well of themselves.
“since subjects tend to strive to think well of themselves (Talaifar and Swann 2017)”
From What Is the Function of Confirmation Bias? (2022) · cites this paper as Talaifar and Swann 2017
About 70% of the general population has a positive self-conception.
“This is well established when it comes to one's beliefs about oneself (about 70% of the general population has a positive self-conception; Talaifar and Swann 2017: 4) and one's family members (Wenger and Fowers 2008).”
From What Is the Function of Confirmation Bias? (2022) · cites this paper as Talaifar and Swann 2017
Insignificant confirmation bias for non-social matters contrasts with significant confirmation bias for beliefs about people and social affairs subject can determine.
“This insignificant confirmation bias with respect to beliefs about non-social matters contrasts with findings of a significant confirmation bias with respect to beliefs about people (Talaifar and Swann 2017;Goodwin et al. 2000;Marks and Fraley 2006;Darley and Gross 1983), and, as I shall argue now, social affairs whose reality the subject can determine.”
From What Is the Function of Confirmation Bias? (2022) · cites this paper as Talaifar and Swann 2017
Confirmation bias is more pronounced with respect to social beliefs compared to non-social beliefs.
“Finally, there is also evidence that confirmation bias is more pronounced with respect to social beliefs compared to non-social beliefs.”
From What Is the Function of Confirmation Bias? (2022) · cites this paper as Talaifar and Swann 2017
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- Authors
- Talaifar, S., & Swann, W. B.
- Affiliations
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
- Corresponding author
- Talaifar, Sanaz
- Venue
- Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Published
- 2017
- Pages
- 1-9
- OpenAlex
- W4253269044
- Cited by
- 24
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 4 · 2018: 2 · 2014: 1
- Type
- reference entry
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Springer eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Keywords
- self-verification theory, self-concept, self-view, social evaluation, interpersonal attraction, self-presentation
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