Answer:
A). Self-serving bias.
Explanation:
Information processing biases are described as the biases that occurs due to illogically or irrationally processing information. Self-serving bias is described as the investigating information and pursuing it to promote their self-interest that leads to a bias as it may encourage unethical or irrational decisions that could be unfavorable for the others.
In the given situation, Adam's thought process reflects a 'self-serving bias' as he processes the information in his 'self-interest' as he thinks 'his marriage failed because he and his wife were poorly matched'. This statement could be irrational as it would affect his ex-wife emotions because he doesn't offer a logical or ethical reason for breaking his alliance. Thus, <u>option A 'self-serving bias'</u> is the answer.
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Konnikova and Nisbet's opinions toward the news media are that often journalists not always are responsible when writing or reporting the news.
Journalist Matthew C. Nisbet wrote the article "Why Partisans View Mainstream Media as Biased and Ideological Media as Objective," in July 2011. In the article, he questions the way some journalists try to bias information by the way they write and use certain terms in order to get the reader to think in a determined way.
On the other hand, journalist Maria Konnikova wrote an article titled "How Headlines Change the Way We Think," in December 2014. In the article, she questions the way some journalists try to influence the reader's mind catching its attention through the use of sensationalism or biased headlines that are not completely true or cause confusion.