The Tendency to Focus More on Evidence That Supports One's

question 8

Multiple Choice

The tendency to focus more on evidence that supports one's expectations than on evidence that contradicts them is called ____.

• A)the self-serving bias
• B)salience
• C)confirmation bias
• D)the discontinuity effect

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Definitions:

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Marketing

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