Confirmation Bias Is the Tendency To

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Multiple Choice

Confirmation bias is the tendency to:

• A) judge the likelihood of an event based on how easily one can think of similar instances.
• B) only look for evidence that confirms what they already believe to be true.
• C) overestimate one's skills and abilities as compared with others.
• D) see the event as having been predictable.

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Definitions:

Identical Twins

Twins who developed from a single zygote that then split and formed two embryos, sharing 100% of their DNA.

Biological Parents

The parents who have conceived and given birth to, or biologically fathered a child, as opposed to adoptive or step-parents.

Fraternal Twins

Siblings born at the same time who are genetically as similar as regular siblings because they come from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm.

Polygenetic

Relating to the contribution of multiple genes in the determination of a particular trait or characteristic, often resulting in a wide spectrum of possible outcomes.