Information bias is a type of cognitive bias that involves a distorted evaluation of information . An example of information bias is believing that the more information that can be acquired to make a decision, the better, even if that extra information is irrelevant for the decision.
Information bias is a type of cognitive bias that describes the tendency to seek information when it does not affect action. People can often make better predictions or choices with less information: more information is not always better . An example of information bias is believing that the more information that can be acquired to make a decision, the better, even if that extra information is irrelevant for the decision.
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involves a distorted evaluation of information
describes the tendency to seek information when it does not affect action. People can often make better predictions or choices with less information: more information is not always better