Randall Believes That Aliens Crashed in the Western United States

question 73

True/False

Randall believes that aliens crashed in the western United States in the 1950s. When looking for information about this on the Internet, he ignores any sites that are skeptical of his belief and only visits and talks with his friends about the sites that support his belief. This is an example of the confirmation bias.

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