The Tendency for a Decision Maker to Search for Confirmation

question 42

Multiple Choice

The tendency for a decision maker to search for confirmation that a recent decision he or she made was a good decision represents which one of the following characteristics?

• A) Over-confidence.
• B) Over-optimism.
• C) Affect heuristic.
• D) Confirmation bias.
• E) Representativeness heuristic.

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Definitions:

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Jigsaw Classroom

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Homophobia

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