When a Person Remembers or Notices Only Things That Back

question 31

Multiple Choice

When a person remembers or notices only things that back up his or her expectations and forgets the rest,he or she is experiencing

• A) the Barnum Effect.
• B) the confirmation bias.
• C) astrologer's dilemma.
• D) uncritical acceptance.

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