Confirmation Bias Is a Tendency to Seek Out and Pay

question 38

True/False

Confirmation bias is a tendency to seek out and pay more attention to information that supports your existing views.

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Definitions:

Neural Activity

The electrical and chemical processes that occur within neurons and neural networks in the brain and nervous system.

Brain

The central organ of the human nervous system, responsible for processing sensory information, regulating bodily functions, and facilitating cognition, emotion, and behavior.

Paralanguage

The aspects of spoken communication that do not involve words themselves but how those words are spoken, including tone, pitch, loudness, and speech rate.

Loudness

The perceived strength or amplitude of sound by the human ear, often measured in decibels.