<p>The actual act of "Trying to see only the sentence which confirms his beliefs" would generally be called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias">confirmation bias</a>.</p>

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2014-02-24T13:59:49.273Z
2014-02-24T13:59:49.273Z
Peteris
<p>I knew a psychologist who was calling it <em>self-referentiality</em>.</p>

<p>People are always trying to see only the <em>sentence</em> which confirm their <strong><em>beliefs</em></strong>.</p>

<p>What's the correct name for this?</p>

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

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-02-24)

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?

**Tags:** cognitive-psychology, terminology, bias


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-02-24. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

The actual act of "Trying to see only the sentence which confirms his beliefs" would generally be called [confirmation bias](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias).


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