What Term Do Psychologists Use to Describe Our Tendency to Search

question 159

Multiple Choice

What term do psychologists use to describe our tendency to search for evidence that supports our belief and to ignore evidence that might disprove it?

• A) confirmation bias
• B) convergent thinking
• C) availability heuristic
• D) representativeness heuristic

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