THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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Question
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Confirmation bias refers to the tendency to:
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Allow preexisting beliefs to distort logicalreasoning
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Cling to one’s initial conceptions after thebasis on which they were formed has been discredited
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Search randomly through alternative solutionswhen problem solving
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Look for information that isconsistent with one’s beliefs
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -confirmation bias, people’s tendency to process information by looking for, or interpreting, information that is consistent with their existing beliefs. This biased approach to decision making is largely unintentional, and it results in a person ignoring information that is inconsistent with their beliefs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Belief bias is closely related to confirmation bias. The two are distinct, however, in that belief bias occurs when a person incorrectly assesses an argument’s conclusion, whereas confirmation bias occurs when a person actively seeks out information to confirm what they already believe.
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