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Has this ever happened to you? You wake up in the morning and think to yourself, “This is not going to be a good day”. Then, throughout the day, you see tons of reasons why you should have never left your bed in the first place! If so, it’s because of a phenomenon called confirmation bias (a term that’s discussed in many Psychology classes). It means we have the tendency to look for evidence to confirm our beliefs about things, instead of looking for contrary evidence to test our beliefs.
Using the example above, we woke up with the belief that the day would not be good and noticed all the evidence that confirmed our belief about the day. There may have been several situations that have disconfirmed our belief, but we simply overlook or ignore them. This bias can impact many areas of our life including our relationships. Just think about it. For instance, if you believe your partner is lazy and uncaring, then you will have the tendency to notice and focus only on the situations that prove your belief (“See, he/she is really lazy and uncaring!”). You do this instead of checking to see if your belief is false. So, based on this concept, here’s our relationship challenge for the month:
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