Question

Cathy just got transferred to a new department. She has long believed that her new supervisor is a cranky, disagreeable person. According to confirmation bias, what will Cathy most likely do on her first day in the new supervisor's department? A) She will forget about the things she has thought about her new supervisor. B) She will look for positive behaviors on the part of her supervisor. C) She will share her feelings with the new supervisor. D) She will look for negative behaviors on the part of the supervisor.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option D

Explanation:

First from the passage above, it explains that Cathy has long believed her new supervisor is cranky, with this she will want to look out for things that are cranky from him to prove the point. Everyone always want there thoughts about something be true, so they will be on the look out, example of such people is Cathy ,she will look for cranky, "disagreeable" person negative behavior part of the her new supervisor because she wants to be right, if it was a good thought she had about him, she will definitely look for good attributes about him to prove her thoughts about him but this case is different as she thinks negative about him, so she will look for negative attributes to prove her point. Option D is the correct answer.