In life, we want to say what we believe is right and people want to hear only what they believe is right. Thi reminds me of a famous quote from a great writer:
[Source]I think what @suesa said is more applicable to social sciences. It's more difficult to fight this confirmation bias in a social sciences research.
Good job @suesa. Loved reading this post.
STEEM ON!
I'm pretty sure it happens in other sciences too. I've caught myself "overlooking" results I didn't like or adjusting pictures that turned out differently than I wanted. It wasn't something conscious, I just felt the need to adjust the results to my expectations.
Of course, when I noticed that, I corrected it. But it can happen faster than you might think.
I myself have been a science student so I understand what you are talking about. It's just that I have no proofs/evidences to support this viewpoint.
Agreed.