The Tendency to Seek Out Information That Reaffirms Past Choices

question 48

Multiple Choice

The tendency to seek out information that reaffirms past choices and to discount information that contradicts past judgments is known as a(n) ________ bias.

• A)distinction
• B)omission
• C)impact
• D)confirmation
• E)anchoring

Identify different methods of performance appraisal and their application contexts.

Comprehend how flexibility in the workplace affects employee work-life balance.

Understand the implications of results-based and behaviour-based approaches in performance appraisals.

Grasp the significance of fringe benefits and employee benefits packages in workforce management.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement in statistical hypothesis testing that assumes no effect or no difference between groups or variables.

Number of Groups

Refers to the total count of distinct categories or sets into which subjects or objects are classified for a study or analysis.

Degrees of Freedom

The count of unique values or quantities that may be allocated to a statistical distribution.

Level of Significance

A threshold for determining whether a statistical result is significant, typically set before an analysis is conducted.