Which of the Following Best Describes Confirmation Bias

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes confirmation bias?

• A)the tendency to claim more responsibility for successes than failures
• B)the tendency of a person to overestimate how much other people agree with him or her
• C)the tendency to choose information that supports our existing position
• D)the tendency to view two options as more distinctive when evaluating them simultaneously than when evaluating them separately

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Definitions:

Nonmanufacturing Cost

Expenses not directly related to the production of goods, such as selling, general, and administrative expenses.

Office

An office is a room, set of rooms, or building where the work of a business or organization, particularly clerical work, is conducted.

Salesperson Commissions

are the payments made to sales staff based on the value or volume of sales they have made.

Prime Costs

The direct costs of manufacturing a product, which include raw material and labor expenses directly tied to the production process.