The tendency to seek out information that reaffirms past choices and to discount information that contradicts past judgments is known as a(n) ________ bias.
A) distinction
B) omission
C) impact
D) anchoring
E) confirmation

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The phenomenon described in the question is called Confirmation bias, which is the tendency to search for, interpret, and favor information that confirms one's preexisting beliefs while giving disproportionately less attention to information that contradicts those beliefs.

The Tendency to Seek Out Information That Reaffirms Past Choices