How to refer to the phenomenon of people only absorbing evidence which confirms their beliefs?

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I knew a psychologist who was calling it self-referentiality.

People are always trying to see only the sentence which confirm their beliefs.

What's the correct name for this?

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 24 '14 at 13:59

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The actual act of "Trying to see only the sentence which confirms his beliefs" would generally be called confirmation bias.

answered Feb 24 '14 at 13:59

Peteris

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