Roger views himself as lucky,while his friend Larry views himself as unlucky.They each take $100 to a casino and play blackjack for 3 hours.When they leave,they have each lost $20.What does research on the confirmation bias suggest will happen?
A) Because of their losses,Larry will maintain his view of himself and Roger will begin to change his view of himself.
B) Both men will reason that they were willing to lose $100 but only lost $20,so it is as if they won $80; so,Roger will maintain his view of himself and Larry will begin to change his.
C) Larry will begin to change his view of himself,reasoning that he was willing to lose $100 but he only lost $20,so it is as if he won $80.Since he lost money,Roger will also begin to change his view of himself.
D) Larry will maintain his view of himself because of his loss.Roger will also maintain his view of himself,reasoning that he was willing to lose $100 but he only lost $20,so it is actually like he won $80.
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