A Confirmation Bias Involves a Tendency To

question 176

Multiple Choice

A confirmation bias involves a tendency to:

• A)draw a general conclusion based on a small number of instances
• B)only see objects and their potential uses in typical ways
• C)seek out and use information that supports and confirms a prior decision or belief
• D)ignore base-rate information when estimating the likelihood of uncertain events

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