Biased Evaluation of Abstracts Depending on Topic and Conclusion: Further Evidence of a Confirmation Bias Within Scientific Psychology

Current Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 188-209

  Hergovich, Andreas ^a   Schott, Reinhard ^a   Burger, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Astrology; Confirmation bias; Innovation; Psychologists; Science

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956618941     PISSN: 10461310     EISSN: 19364733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-010-9087-5     Document Type: Article

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