Question

7. Alicia believes that people who are impoverished are more likely to commit crimes. She has a tendency to search for information that supports her belief but to ignore evidence that says otherwise. She is demonstrating which of the following?

Answer 1

Answer:

Confirmation bias.

Explanation:

Confirmation bias refers to a judgmental bias based on favored information. It is the interpretation or modification of information to supplement the individuals existing belief and they rejected the evidence which supports the other perspective. It mainly affected by different factors like emotional issues, deep faith, desired outcomes, etc and the information leads to poor decision-making process.

As per the question Alice holds to her existing belief and ignored other perspective is an example of confirmation bias.