Question
Which of the following best illustrates confirmation bias?
Oa) Nicola raised a baby and now believes that he knows the best way to raise
children, despite never having read any research on the topic.
b) Julia conducts scientific studies on memory and has a deep understanding of
how memory works as a result.
Oc) Patrawat believes that airplane crashes are more common than car crashes.
Whenever she sees a story about a plane crash on the news, she remembers
it and tells her friends about how she was right all along.
d) Annie reads astrology websites online but doesn't think they are really
predicting behavior.
Answer
C) Patrawat believes that airplane crashes are more common than car crashes. Whenever she sees a story about a plane crash on the news, she remembers it and tells her friends about how she was right all along.