A Scientist Cites Two Studies That Show a Positive Effect

question 92

Multiple Choice

A scientist cites two studies that show a positive effect for her drug and ignores five other studies that show a negative effect.Which error or bias is she committing?

• A)hindsight
• B)anchoring effect
• C)confirmation bias
• D)self-serving

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