The Tendency to Search for Information That Confirms One's Preconceptions

question 47

Multiple Choice

The tendency to search for information that confirms one's preconceptions has been labelled as

• A)the overconfidence phenomenon.
• B)the confirmation bias.
• C)a heuristic.
• D)an implicit attitude.

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