The Tendency to Look for Supportive Evidence Rather Than Actively

question 54

Multiple Choice

The tendency to look for supportive evidence rather than actively seeking out contradictory evidence is known as

• A) the availability heuristic.
• B) belief perseverance.
• C) the confirmation bias.
• D) the hindsight bias.
• E) the emotional bias.

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