Ingrid tried to darken her naturally blond hair with store-bought colour and accidentally dyed it black.When she and her friend Minka go to the gym,she notices a woman looking in their direction."Everybody's staring at me!" she says."Ingrid," Minka replies,"you pick out the one woman in the whole gym who's staring,just to prove your point!" By looking for evidence that confirms what she believes rather than evidence that does not,Ingrid is relying on the

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Ingrid is relying on the confirmation bias, which is the tendency to seek out and interpret information in a way that confirms existing beliefs and attitudes. She is actively looking for evidence that supports her belief that everyone is staring at her because of her hair color, rather than objectively observing the behavior of others in the gym.

Ingrid Tried to Darken Her Naturally Blond Hair with Store-Bought