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== Authority Bias == | == Authority Bias == | ||
Research suggests that greater authority is given to financial advisors who confirm one’s existing opinions, implying that authority bias is strengthened when it coincides with confirmation bias<ref>'''"Evaluating experts may serve psychological needs: Self-esteem, bias blind spot, and processing fluency explain confirmation effect in assessing financial advisors' authority'''". Zaleskiewicz, Tomasz; Gasiorowska, Agata (2020). Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. 27 (1): 27–45. doi:10.1037/xap0000308. <nowiki>PMID 32597675</nowiki>.</ref>. | Research suggests that greater authority is given to financial advisors who confirm one’s existing opinions, implying that authority bias is strengthened when it coincides with confirmation bias<ref>'''"Evaluating experts may serve psychological needs: Self-esteem, bias blind spot, and processing fluency explain confirmation effect in assessing financial advisors' authority'''". Zaleskiewicz, Tomasz; Gasiorowska, Agata (2020). Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. 27 (1): 27–45. doi:10.1037/xap0000308. <nowiki>PMID 32597675</nowiki>.</ref>. | ||
=== [[The Diderot Effect|'''The Diderot Effect''']] === | |||
This is an effect where we surround ourselves with information the confirms preexisting beliefs. [[The Diderot Effect]] takes this into the physical realm, we generally surround ourselves with objects that fit our current sense of identity. | |||
'''References''' | '''References''' | ||