Confirmation Bias Has Been Demonstrated to Occur When

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Multiple Choice

Confirmation bias has been demonstrated to occur when

• A) college student research participants are given a hypothesis (e.g., "this person is extraverted") to test.
• B) experienced psychotherapists are given a hypothesis to test.
• C) people evaluate themselves in response to questions such as "are you happy with your social life?"
• D) all of the choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Robbers Cave Experiment

The Robbers Cave Experiment was a psychological study on intergroup conflict and cooperation, finding that competitive tasks increase hostility between groups while cooperative tasks reduce it.

Cognitive Bases

Fundamental mental processes and structures that underlie thinking, perception, memory, and decision-making in individuals.

Realistic Group Conflict Theory

A theory that explains how intergroup conflict can arise from competition between groups for limited resources.

Checkerboard Of Prejudice

A metaphorical description of how prejudiced attitudes and behaviors are distributed unevenly across a society, like a checkerboard, reflecting various degrees and types of prejudice.