Confirmation bias is the tendency to search or interpret information in a way that confirms one’s preconceptions. I looked for the children that would confirm the theory of birth order. I wonder how many people want to believe in birth order and look for traits in themselves to confirm the birth order theory? More recently, there have been more studies showing that birth order does not affect personality traits. “Birth order is a bit like a horoscope, in that it presents you with vague enough traits that it’s easy to project them onto yourself” (Beck, 2015). Again, as I stated about horoscopes in my last paper, I can see how birth order and horoscopes can elicit personality traits that are important to oneself. Personality tests, horoscopes, and reading birth order traits, may help a psychologist or a teacher discover what traits are prioritized in an individual’s
Confirmation bias is the tendency to search or interpret information in a way that confirms one’s preconceptions. I looked for the children that would confirm the theory of birth order. I wonder how many people want to believe in birth order and look for traits in themselves to confirm the birth order theory? More recently, there have been more studies showing that birth order does not affect personality traits. “Birth order is a bit like a horoscope, in that it presents you with vague enough traits that it’s easy to project them onto yourself” (Beck, 2015). Again, as I stated about horoscopes in my last paper, I can see how birth order and horoscopes can elicit personality traits that are important to oneself. Personality tests, horoscopes, and reading birth order traits, may help a psychologist or a teacher discover what traits are prioritized in an individual’s