If President Obama Obtained Information That Did Not Support His

question 67

Multiple Choice

If President Obama obtained information that did not support his decision to continue negotiations with Iran over their alleged nuclear weapons program, and he dismissed that information as irrelevant, this would be an example of which concept?

• A)Bolstering
• B)Motivation
• C)Unmotivated bias
• D)Confirmation bias

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Definitions:

Reliability

The degree to which a measuring instrument produces the same results each time it is employed under a set of specified conditions.

Different Participants

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Diary Research

A qualitative research method that involves participants keeping a record of their activities, thoughts, or feelings over a period of time for later analysis by researchers.

Social Movements

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