One is what we talked about before regarding first impressions, which is a confirmation bias.

其中一个就是我们之间谈第一印象是，讲到的确认偏向。

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So, this very simple example is that-- is the confirmation bias.

举个很简单的例子-,“确认偏向”

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This is incredibly important because if you picture having a double bond in a very large molecule, you could have all sorts of other atoms off this way and all sorts of other atoms off this way, and you can picture the shape would be very different if you have one confirmation versus another confirmation.

这是十分重要的,因为如果你想象在一个大分子里有一个双键，你可以在这里有各种各样的其它原子,在这里也有各种各样的其它原子，你可以想象一个构型,和另外一个构型之间的形状差别是非常大的。

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They might matter a lot because humans have, in general, a confirmation bias such that once you believe something other information is then encoded along the likes to support what you believe.

可能是因为人…,所有人都有确认偏向,也就是说，一旦你相信了某件事,其他信息都会被你解读成,支持你所相信的信息。

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