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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Staying in the Filter Bubble: The Influence of a Mindfulness Intervention on Confirmation Bias

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Social

  • Eric Muchow
    Metropolitan State University
  • Kerry Kleyman
    Metropolitan State University

Abstract

The current study examined the effects of a mindfulness intervention on reduction in Confirmation Bias (CB). Participants were assigned to a mindfulness or control condition before engaging in a brief article selection task (confirming or opposing original attitude). Results indicate an increase in CB in the mindfulness condition.

Bias