Barbara Mostly Chooses to Watch News Programs That Support Her

question 13

Multiple Choice

Barbara mostly chooses to watch news programs that support her political beliefs while avoiding news programs that may disagree with her views.This is an example of the

• A) information bias.
• B) hindsight bias.
• C) misinformation effect.
• D) motivated confirmation bias.

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