Week 2: Exploring Confirmation Bias

Exploring Confirmation Bias

Tasks for this week:

• Students will complete the Discussion Post 1 and respond to two peer comments. 
• Sign up for Group Project Slot
• Read Web Literacy for Student Fact Checkers: Section II “Look for Previous Work,” starting with Look for Previous Work

Discussion Prompt 1: Confirmation Bias

Watch the video "Why Do Our Brains Love Fake News?"  


In 2-3 paragraphs address the following:

1. Define "cognitive bias."

2. What are the five types of cognitive bias?  

3. What do people do when they experience confirmation bias?  

4. What are the steps that you can use to recognize cognitive bias in yourself?

5. Respond to two of your peers’ comments.  

• When composing your response, title your response: LastNameFirstInitial_FilterBubble
• Start a new thread in D2L

Why Do Our Brains Love Fake News? (2017). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNmwvntMF5A&feature=youtu.be