The tendency of individuals who believe that AIDS is something that happens to "other people," such as homosexual men to remember articles about rates of infection among homosexual men more than articles about AIDS cases among people like themselves is an example of the ________.

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This is an example of confirmation bias, where individuals tend to favor information that confirms their preexisting beliefs or stereotypes, in this case, about who is affected by AIDS.

The Tendency of Individuals Who Believe That AIDS Is Something