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zlopas [31]
3 years ago
6

During a televised political debate, the Republican and Democratic candidates each argued that the results of a recent public op

inion poll supported their party’s platform regarding sexual harassment. Because both candidates saw the information as supporting their belief, it is clear that both were victims of:
A. Functional fixedness
B. Mental set
C. Belief bias
D. Confirmation bias
Social Studies
1 answer:
Andru [333]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:D. Confirmation bias.

Explanation:

A confirmation bias occurs when we find information that confirms our own preexisting beliefs and we support it because of that.

Confirmation biases has influence on how we interpret news and we tend to always go for that information that supports our own beliefs. We are always looking for ways that will reinforce our own beliefs and attitudes hence we will support whatever confirms those attitudes of ours.

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