The Confirmation Bias Refers to the Tendency to

question 15

Multiple Choice

The confirmation bias refers to the tendency to

• A)search for information that supports our preconceptions.
• B)judge the likelihood of events on the basis of how easily we can remember examples of them.
• C)overestimate the accuracy of our knowledge and judgments.
• D)make judgments in a very inefficient,time-consuming fashion.

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