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it of ourselives that Lation or unacceptable drives. 90.Schemata or elevate our

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Question

it of ourselives that Lation or unacceptable drives. 90.Schemata or elevate our self-esteem C.Not only do we tend to thik about the wrd according to what we want to see and what we need to see, we tend to think of it in terms of what we expect to see. We tend to perceive and think about others and situations in terms of the ideas we have already formed about them 91. Self-serving biases D. simplistic, biased views about members of a certain group. We learn stereotypes from a variety of sources 92. Confirmation Bias A. People who support or oppose a particular issue will not onlysek information tht ideas and remember things in a way that also reinforces these attitudes B. Using the appropriate skills to evaluate subject matters, intellectual concens, an academic theories and themes. supports their beliefs, they will also interpret news stories in a way that upholds their existing C. a process that uses specific observations to formulate a broad generalization D. of reasoning that begins with two or more premises and derives a conclusion that must follow from those premises

Explanation / Answer

92. A. Confirmation bias, in succinct terms, is when a person interprets a certain knowledge or piece if information to validate or solidify an existing belief.

Everybody falls prey to confirmation bias once in their life time, in lay man terms it is can be called being ignorant to certain facts. A person loses him/herself to subjectivity and cannot be objective during these times.