Many people seek out information confirming what they believe, instead of searching for information that confirms or disconfirms a belief, U.S.

By DeBacker, Teresa K Crowson, H Michael; Beesley, Andrea D; Thoma, Stephen J; Hestevold, Nita L ABSTRACT. Epistemic beliefs are notoriously difficult to measure with self-report instruments.

The Phenomenology of Cognition Or What Is It Like to Think That P? DAVID PITT A number of philosophers endorse, without argument, the view that there is something it is like consciously to think that p, which is distinct from what it is like consciously to think that q.