Faced with Evidence That Seems to Contradict a Hoped-For Finding

question 71

Multiple Choice

Faced with evidence that seems to contradict a hoped-for finding, people may object to the study's methodology. This is an example of the:

• A)wishful thinking bias.
• B)confirmation bias.
• C)fallacy of positive instances.
• D)belief-bias effect.

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Data Files

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