What Term Do Psychologists Use to Describe Our Tendency to Search

question 159

Multiple Choice

What term do psychologists use to describe our tendency to search for evidence that supports our belief and to ignore evidence that might disprove it?

• A) confirmation bias
• B) convergent thinking
• C) availability heuristic
• D) representativeness heuristic

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Definitions:

Peer Review

The evaluation of work by one or more people of similar competence to the producers of the work, commonly used in academia and research.

Reference Remediation

Reference remediation involves correcting or improving references or sources to ensure accuracy, reliability, and validity in academic or scholarly work.

African American

A term commonly used in the United States to refer to black Americans with ancestry tied to Africa.