Which statement describes `confirmation bias'?

Question

Options

• APeople like continuity and find ways to avoid change
• BPeople pay most attention to facts agree with their current opinions
• CPeople assume that information that is easy to access will be the most important
• DPeople allow their ideas to be shaped by what most other people are starting to believe

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  92% (56)
• C
  5% (3)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

Confirmation bias is a cognitive bias that causes people to pay more attention to facts that agree with their current opinions and ignore or discount facts that contradict them. Confirmation bias can affect how people perceive, interpret, and remember information, as well as how they make decisions and judgments. Confirmation bias can hinder learning and change, as people may resist or reject new information that challenges their existing beliefs or assumptions.

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