_____ Is a Bias in Which People Only Look for Evidence

question 125

Multiple Choice

_____ is a bias in which people only look for evidence that agrees with what they already believe to be true.

• A) Confirmation bias
• B) Hindsight bias
• C) "What you see is all there is" phenomenon
• D) Belief perseverance

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