Which of the following would be an example of confirmation bias?
Select one:
a. changing your opinion about climate change after watching Fox News
b. sending money to support an organization whose goals you agree with
c. devaluing a piece of research on racism because you disagree with the authors’ conclusions
d. allowing your disgust of murder to reinforce your support of capital punishment
e. agreeing with your friends’ opinions about pipelines just to appear to them as an acceptable friend and group member
allowing your disgust of murder to reinforce your support of
capital punishment
It is the tendency to act in ways or interpret only that
information which fits within our prior belief system.Allowing our
hatred for murder to support capital punishment is the type of
confirmation bias where capital punishment is supported as there is
a pre existing hatred of murder in a person
Which of the following would be an example of confirmation bias? Select one: a. changing your...
Which of the following would be an example of confirmation bias? Select one: a) changing your opinion about climate change after watching Fox News b) sending money to support an organization whose goals you agree with c) allowing your disgust of murder to reinforce your support of capital punishment d) devaluing a piece of research on racism because you disagree with the authors’ conclusions e) agreeing with your friends’ opinions about pipelines just to appear to them as an acceptable...