Selecting Information That Supports Your Viewpoint and Ignoring Other Information

question 144

Multiple Choice

Selecting information that supports your viewpoint and ignoring other information is known as ______.

• A) rationalization trap
• B) cherry-picking data
• C) self-justification
• D) cognitive dissonance

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Definitions:

Market Price

The price at which a good or service is bought and sold in a marketplace, determined by the supply and demand dynamics of that market.

Minimum Wage

The lowest legally enforced wage that employers can pay their employees, intended to ensure a minimum standard of living for workers.

Market Equilibrium

A state in a market where the quantity supplied equals the quantity demanded, resulting in no incentive for price changes.

Excess Supply

A situation in which the quantity of a good or service supplied is greater than the quantity demanded at the current price.