Whether a language, dialect, or accent sounds pleasant or not is heavily dependent on whether the listener has any prior prejudices or preconceptions about what he or she is hearing.
Source: tatoeba (5364187)
Preconceptions
Synonyms for "preconceptions" (7 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
4 entriesMore specific
9 entriesanchoring biasavailability biasconfirmation biasforegone conclusionmythoverconfidence biasstereotypetentative premiseworking assumption
Collocations
5 entriescultural preconceptionsdeep preconceptionserroneous preconceptionsprevailing preconceptionsunexamined preconceptions
Derivations
3 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Good researchers don't cherry-pick the data to support their preconceptions.
Source: tatoeba (7281560)
The professor warned his students against cherry-picking the data to support their preconceptions.
Source: tatoeba (7281561)
Western journalists should challenge their own preconceptions.
Source: tatoeba (12117728)