Confirmation Bias and its Relationship to the Big Five Factors of Personality among University Students

Abstract

Abstract: This study aimed to reveal the relationship between
confirmation bias and the Big Five personality factors and
reveal the differences in the responses of the study sample on
the two scales according to gender and specialization. To
achieve the objectives, a sample of 786 students at Yarmouk
University was selected, and they responded to John &
Srivastava Big Five Personality Factors Scale, and the Rassin
Confirmation Bias Scale. The results showed that there was a
statistically significant effect for gender and specialization on
the big five factors of personality, and the results did not show
statistically significant differences on the confirmation bias
scale due to gender, specialization, or the interaction between
them. The results also showed that there was a statistically
significant positive relationship between confirmation bias and
the conscientiousness and neuroticism, and a statistically
significant negative relationship between confirmation bias
and the extraversion, agreeableness and openness to
experience.
(Keywords: Confirmation Bias, Big Five Factors of
Personality, University Students)