Case Study: Testing Confirmation Bias

Yes, this test might not have passed a university ethics review - not only did you deceive your subject, which must be done carefully, but he didn't even know he was participating in an experiment!

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It would have been passed by the IRB of Gwern U. As long as Gwern is not affiliated with another IRB, that's all that matters.

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Amateur Science - I do what I must, because, I can. For the good of all of us. Except the ones who were tricked. But there's no sense crying over all the missed frills, You just keep on trying until you run out of pills. And the Science* was fun, And you get neat posts done For the people who are, still alive. * This parody has not been approved by the FDA for any medicinal purposes nor has it been replicated.

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