Suppose Dr. Fish has a hypothesis that dogs make people happy. He supports his hypothesis by interviewing people at the dog park who are smiling and laughing. This demonstrates

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Dr. Fish is only looking for evidence that supports his hypothesis (dogs make people happy), while ignoring any evidence that contradicts it. This is an example of confirmation bias, which is the tendency to seek out and remember information that confirms our preexisting beliefs.