The textbook describes a study in which one group of participants was asked to determine whether working out a day before a tennis match made the player more likely to win, and another group of participants was asked to determine whether working out a day before a tennis match made a player more likely to lose.Consistent with the confirmation bias, participants in the group examining a connection between working out and winning were most likely to search for

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Participants examining a connection between working out and winning would be most likely to search for evidence that confirms their hypothesis, which in this case would be information about how many players worked out, and then won their match. This is consistent with the confirmation bias, which is the tendency to seek out and interpret information in a way that confirms one's pre-existing beliefs or hypotheses.

The Textbook Describes a Study in Which One Group of Participants