Our Experiences Can Be a Valuable Guide to the Truth

question 27

Multiple Choice

Our experiences can be a valuable guide to the truth, but drawing firm conclusions from experience can be affected by our tendencies to ignore events that don't support our beliefs. That is, we sometimes

• A)use the availability heuristic
• B)have a confirmation bias
• C)decide on the truth on the basis of logic rather than direct experience
• D)rely too much on introspection

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