The Everyday Error That Involves Choosing to Look at Things

question 46

Multiple Choice

The everyday error that involves choosing to look at things that are in line with our own preferences or beliefs is called ______.

• A)overgeneralization
• B)selective observation
• C)inaccurate observation
• D)resistance to change

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Definitions:

Republican Virtue

Republican virtue is a political concept emphasizing the importance of civic virtue and morality in citizens to sustain a republic, historically significant in American and French republican thought.

Colonial Understanding

The comprehension or interpretation of colonial history, including the dynamics between colonizing powers and colonized peoples, and the impact of colonization on societies.

Planter

Refers to a landowner in the pre-Civil War South who owned slaves and engaged in agriculture, typically cultivating cash crops.

British Concept

This term is broad and could refer to an idea, principle, or theory originating from or intrinsic to Britain, but requires further context for a specific definition.