The _____ Bias Is the Tendency to Only Look for Evidence

question 78

Multiple Choice

The _____ bias is the tendency to only look for evidence that confirms a previous hunch.

• A)confirmatory
• B)repression
• C)priming
• D)regression

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Definitions:

Galactose

A simple sugar (monosaccharide) that is a constituent of lactose, found in milk.

Haworth Structure

A way to represent cyclic sugars (monosaccharides) in a three-dimensional perspective formula that emphasizes the cyclic structure.

Methyl α-D-Xylofuranoside

A sugar derivative where a methyl group is attached to the anomeric carbon of α-D-xylofuranose.

α-D-Glucopyranose

An isomer of glucose that has the pyranose (six-membered ring) form with the hydroxyl group on the first carbon in the alpha configuration.