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Sergeu [11.5K]
3 years ago
9

Seeking out information that supports our previously held beliefs, while discounting information that questions those beliefs, i

s an obstacle to problem solving known as:_______.
Social Studies
1 answer:
Scorpion4ik [409]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Confirmation bias

Explanation:

Confirmation bias happened when a personal belief and desire are directly influenced. It is something like that when p[people want to confirm that it is true and they believing it that it is confirmed true. In this situation, we believe that information that we believe even we ignore other information that confirms it doubtful.

It indicates that we do not see the situation objectively but we see it subjectively so the belief is biased. Even we pick that data that feels us happy and confirmed our prejudice. It is also found in an anxious patient who always seeks that the world is in danger.

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