Chapter 2: Access to Information

A phenomenon in which individuals encounter information and opinions that reinforce their own beliefs due to algorithms:

• Filter bubble

• Echo chamber

• Anchoring bias

• Confirmation bias

A phenomenon in which individuals encounter information and opinions that coincide with their own, which is self-created based on the accounts and groups they follow:

• Filter bubble

• Echo chamber

• Anchoring bias

• Confirmation bias

When an individual depends heavily on the first piece of information they see on a topic:

• Filter bubble

• Echo chamber

• Anchoring bias

• Confirmation bias

When an individual weighs evidence that confirms their beliefs more heavily than evidence that goes against their beliefs:

• Filter bubble

• Echo chamber

• Anchoring bias

• Confirmation bias

In Chapter 2, who does Mattson suggest may regulate information on the internet?

• The government

• The community

• Tech companies

• All of the above

Can confirmation bias prevent us from evolving as human beings? If yes, how? If no, why not? (1,000 character limit)