When there's a contradiction in our heads

当我们思想矛盾时
we're not happy and will take steps to make the contradiction go away.

我们会不开心并采取行动消除矛盾
This all sounds very general but there are some striking demonstrations

这听起来很普通但这里给出了惊人的例证
of this and how it could work in everyday life.

说明这种现象如何影响日常生活
So, this very simple example is that--is the confirmation bias.

非常简单的例子是证实偏见
Some of you are politically right wing. Some of you are politically left wing.

你们中有政治右翼也有政治左翼
If I asked you what magazines you read,

如果我问你们都读什么杂志
it turns out people who are right wing read right wing magazines,

结果会是右翼读右翼杂志
people who are left wing read left wing magazines,

左翼读左翼杂志
because people don't as a rule enjoy getting information

因为一般来说人们不喜欢接受
that disconfirms what they believe in.

证明他们相信的事物不成立的信息
They want to have information that confirms

人们希望获得证实并支持