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AveGali [126]
3 years ago
5

Fantasia believes that people with blue eyes are somehow more creative than other people. Whenever Fantasia encounters a person

that has blue eyes and is creative, she places greater importance on this evidence supporting her already existing belief. At the same time, Fantasia ignores any evidence that people without blue eyes might display exceptional creativity. This is called a ________.
A. confirmation bias
B. confirmation preconception
C. confirmation preference
D. confirmation prejudice
Social Studies
1 answer:
beks73 [17]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

A. confirmation bias

Explanation:

Confirmation bias: In psychology, the term confirmation bias is also referred to as the confirmatory bias. The confirmation bias is described as the propensity of an individual to conform or agree to his or her beliefs or preconceptions that often leads to statistical error.

This is referred to as the type of cognitive bias involving various information that satisfies an individual's formerly existing biases.

In the question above, the statement signifies the confirmation bias.

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