Failing to adequately weigh information which is inconsistent with an individual's initial beliefs is known as ________.
A) the anchoring bias
B) the overconfidence bias
C) the groupthink bias
D) the confirmatory bias

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The confirmatory bias refers to the tendency to favor information that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses, while disregarding or undervaluing information that contradicts them.

Failing to Adequately Weigh Information Which Is Inconsistent with an Individual's