People Sometimes Seek The Truth, But Most Prefer Like-minded Views
included data from 91 studies involving nearly 8,000 participants
The researchers found that people are about twice as likely to select information that supports their own point of view (67 percent) as to consider an opposing idea (33 percent). Certain individuals, those with close-minded personalities, are even more reluctant to expose themselves to differing perspectives, Albarracín said. They will opt for the information that corresponds to their views nearly 75 percent of the time.
People are also more likely to expose themselves to opposing ideas when it is useful to them in some way
If you’re going to buy a house and you really like the house, you’re still going to have it inspected
Perhaps more surprisingly, people who have little confidence in their own beliefs are less likely to expose themselves to contrary views than people who are very confident in their own ideas
more resistant to new points
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