If You Only Pay Attention to Information That Reinforces Your

question 82

Multiple Choice

If you only pay attention to information that reinforces your existing beliefs and ignore or discredit information that contradicts your beliefs,you are guilty of _____.

• A)egocentrism
• B)critical thinking
• C)cognitive bias
• D)confirmation bias
• E)self-fulfilling prophecy

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that there is no significant difference between specified populations, any observed difference being due to sampling or experimental error.

Null Hypothesis

In statistical testing, it is the default assumption that there is no difference or effect, intended to be either rejected or not rejected based on data.

Type II Error

The error that occurs when a false null hypothesis is not rejected, also known as a false negative.