The tendency to overlook or downplay feedback that makes a decision look bad and focus instead on feedback that makes it look good is known as _____.

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This tendency is known as information distortion, where people selectively attend to information that supports their pre-existing beliefs and downplay information that contradicts them. Administrative inertia is the resistance to change within an organization, path dependence refers to following a certain path or pattern due to past decisions, and a progress trap is a situation where continued progress leads to unforeseen negative consequences. None of these concepts directly relate to the phenomenon described in the question.

The Tendency to Overlook or Downplay Feedback That Makes a Decision