Related phenomena Cognitive dissonance may also occur when people seek to explain or justify their beliefs, often without questioning the validity of their claims. After the earthquake of 1934, Bihar, India, irrational rumors based upon fear quickly reached the adjoining communities unaffected by the disaster because those people, although not in physical danger, psychologically justified their anxieties about the earthquake. The same pattern can be observed when one's convictions are met with a contradictory order. In a study conducted among 6th grade students, after being induced to cheat in an academic examination, students judged cheating less harshly. Nonetheless, the confirmation bias identifies how people readily read information that confirms their established opinions and readily avoid reading information that contradicts their opinions. The confirmation bias is apparent when a person confronts deeply held political beliefs, i.e. when a person is greatly committed to their beliefs, values, and ideas.
Related phenomena Cognitive dissonance may also occur when people seek to explain or justify their beliefs often without questioning the validity of their claims After the earthquake of 1934 Bihar India irrational rumors based upon fear quickly reached the adjoining communities unaffected by the disaster because those people although not in physical danger psychologically justified their anxieties about the earthquake The same pattern can be observed when one's convictions are met with a contradictory order In a study conducted among 6th grade students after being induced to cheat in an academic examination students judged cheating less harshly Nonetheless the confirmation bias identifies how people readily read information that confirms their established opinions and readily avoid reading information that contradicts their opinions The confirmation bias is apparent when a person confronts deeply held political beliefs ie when a person is greatly committed to their beliefs values and ideas