Confirmation bias effects in the welfare beliefs of the residents of European countries

Abstract

Confirmation bias phenomenon is known as a tendency of people to prefer information, which supports their expectations. European Social Survey Round 4 rotating module (Svallfors et al., 2007) gives opportunity to demonstrate, that even if people expect some development in their personal lives in future, it has an impact (e.g. confirmation bias) on the way they perceive and interpret the actual situation, the conditions of their life.

Keywords

• Confirmation
• bias
• effects
• the
• welfare
• beliefs
• the
• residents
• European
• countries