Confirmation Bias in Hypothesis Testing and Decision Making

Literature Review: Conduct an APA literature review on a topic in psychology related to the content presented in this course (i.e., research on reasoning and problem-solving). Select the topic based on your own interests.

The purpose of a literature review is to discuss and connect related research in a specific field/topic in order to 1) present an overview of the latest research in the specified area, and 2) identify gaps in the current research and propose new research that might fill those gaps. After you have provided a detailed review of the articles, please propose a case study or an experiment that might fill the gaps in the research and solve currently unanswered questions/problems. You are not expected to conduct the proposed case study/experiment, but instead simply propose a new study based on the research you have reviewed.

Please cite a minimum of 10 credible sources (i.e., peer-reviewed research) and cite all sources using APA format. Please utilize Thomas University library resources to search for relevant research, preferably articles published in peer-reviewed journals. The literature review should be a minimum of 8-10 full double-spaced pages (excluding title page, abstract, references, appendices, tables, figures, etc.) with only one space between paragraphs, standard margins and font, and please avoid excessive wasted space at the top of the first page and the end of the final page. Do not include direct quotes from any of your sources, instead please paraphrase the ideas and concepts presented in these sources.