UK Lesson Plan
Challenging Confirmation Bias (UK)
How can we challenge our own confirmation bias?
Age
15–16Time
45 mins.
Objectives:
Define confirmation bias and identify why it occurs.
Explore examples of confirmation bias, particularly related to news and online information.
Identify strategies for challenging their own confirmation biases.
Vocabulary Show definitions
cognitive bias ·
confirmation bias ·
mnemonic device
cognitive bias – limitations in our thinking caused by perceiving information through our personal experiences and preferences
confirmation bias – a tendency to interpret information in a way that affirms what we already believe
mnemonic device – a word or series of letters that helps you remember steps or strategies for something
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Key Standards Supported
Lesson Plan
45 mins.
Consider: Real or Fake?
15 mins.Explore: Biased Brains
15 mins.Create: Challenging Confirmation Bias
15 mins.
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Lesson last updated: January 2021
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Lesson last updated: January 2021