Participants Were Presented with a Group of Numbers, Such as 2

question 21

Multiple Choice

Participants were presented with a group of numbers, such as 2, 4, 6, and were told that the numbers followed a certain rule. The participants' task was to determine the rule. Sam's hypothesis is this: The second number must be two higher than the first, and the third number must be two higher than the second. To test his hypothesis, Sam asks the experimenter, "Does 14, 16, 18 fit with the rule?" Sam's question:

• A) is consistent with the pattern called confirmation bias
• B) is contrary to the pattern called confirmation bias
• C) may or may not reveal confirmation bias, depending on what the rule actually is
• D) may or may not reveal confirmation bias, depending on how the experimenter answers

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