The US election result isn’t just about America – but UK businesses and investors shouldn’t respond in haste, says Jane Booth ...

Another key bias Alex highlights is the “illusory truth effect”, which reinforces beliefs through repetition. In an election ...

In the 2024 election, this confirmation bias has manifested in a widespread ... Despite the fear of an economic downturn, the data shows that staying out of the market until conditions feel ...

In the ’50s and the ’60s the economy improved much more ... and see similar nonsensical claims as the election draws closer. Confirmation Bias refers to the tendency to accept what you ...

At the same time, eighty-four percent of voters say the economy is their top issue in this election ... "What we see, it gives us a recency bias. It loads into our sentiment more than it ought ...

In addition to negativity bias, confirmation bias—the tendency to seek information that supports our pre-existing beliefs—further intensifies election anxiety. When we’re already anxious ...

Among the many threats to decision making, few are as pervasive and insidious as confirmation bias – our tendency ... During the 2004 U.S. presidential election, researchers at Emory University ...

Not a day goes by in this closing stage of the presidential election without partisans (and some smart nonpartisans) dissecting the latest early vote data for clues. Confirmation bias abounds ...

Historically, when the economy is seen as doing well, it favors the incumbent party. But this election has confounded ... is on the retreat. Further confirmation of those trends should come ...