We Take Evidence That Is Consistent with Our Beliefs More

question 211

Multiple Choice

We take evidence that is consistent with our beliefs more seriously than evidence that is inconsistent with our beliefs.This is known as the

• A) confirmation bias.
• B) availability heuristic.
• C) representativeness heuristic.
• D) selection bias.

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Definitions:

Males

Refers to the male gender or sex in biological or sociological contexts.

Females

A term often used in research or statistics to denote the sex category of subjects or participants that identifies as female.

Hypotheses

Plural of hypothesis; statements or propositions made for the sake of argument that can be tested through experimentation or observation.

Standard Error

A measure of the accuracy of a sample mean by describing how much the sample mean deviates from the true population mean.