stanovich-intelligence-not-protective-confirmation-bias

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Created 2026-08-25T02:58:45+00:00

Stanovich's vehicle-ban experiment found no IQ difference in myside bias, indicating that raw intelligence does not protect against confirmation bias; rational-thinking disposition and active open-mindedness are the protective factors.

Summary

Being smart on a test does not make someone less likely to cherry-pick evidence that supports what they already believe. What actually guards against that tendency is a willingness to sit with uncomfortable evidence and revise, so the system should weigh how a conclusion was reached rather than giving extra credit to the raw intelligence of the person who reached it.