Professor Hawkes Received Some Isolated Negative Feedback from a Student

question 30

Multiple Choice

Professor Hawkes received some isolated negative feedback from a student and subsequently dismissed the feedback after talking with two close colleagues who told her what she wanted to hear.This is known as

• A)availability bias.
• B)performance bias.
• C)anchoring bias.
• D)overconfidence bias.
• E)confirmation bias.

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