Adam Believes That His Marriage Ended Simply Because He and His

question 56

Multiple Choice

Adam believes that his marriage ended simply because he and his wife were poorly matched and experienced a lot of stress when he lost his job. He also believes that his new relationship is working so well because he has learned a lot and is working hard to build intimacy with his new partner. What information processing bias does this reflect?

• A) self-serving bias
• B) confirmation bias
• C) empathy bias
• D) selective attention

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