The Tendency to Look for Supportive Evidence Rather Than Actively

question 19

Multiple Choice

The tendency to look for supportive evidence rather than actively seeking out contradictory evidence is known as

• A)the availability heuristic.
• B)belief perseverance.
• C)the confirmation bias.
• D)the hindsight bias.

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Definitions:

Negative Punishment

A form of behavioral control that involves the removal of a desirable stimulus following a behavior to decrease the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Omission Training

A learning process in which the removal or avoidance of an expected stimulus occurs following a behavior, decreasing the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Escape Learning

A form of learning in which an organism acquires a response to terminate an aversive stimulus.

Discrimination

The unfair and biased treatment of people from various groups, particularly based on their race, age, or gender.