On a call to a crime-ridden area where drug abuse is common, you are sure that the current call for a patient with altered men
tal status and difficulty breathing will involve drugs. when you arrive on scene, you look for anything that confirms this hypothesis and ignore anything that does not point to drug abuse. this is
The answer is confirmation bias. This is the tendency to look for evidence that will confirm ones hypothesis and ignoring anything else that does not lead to the hypothesis. In this situation confirmation bias is evident due to the fact that you look for anything that confirms your hypothesis and ignore anything else that does not point to drug abuse.
