Confirmation bias is our tendency to disregard and discredit information that does not conform to what we already believe while accepting information that does support our beliefs.

a. Write a few sentences regarding your beliefs about your ability to do well in this statistics course.

b. What are some examples of information that confirms that belief?

c. What are some examples of information that challenges that belief?

d. If you believe that you have the capacity do well in this course, what can you do, according to the growth mindset approach to intelligence, to make your belief a reality?

e. If you believe that you do not have the capacity to do well in this course, what can you do, according to the growth mindset approach to intelligence, to create a different reality?