You develop the belief (hypothesis) that your significant other wants to break up with you. You have a phone conversation in which your significant other sounds stressed out but says several nice things about you. According to the confirmation bias, you are most likely to

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Confirmation bias leads individuals to pay more attention to evidence that supports their existing beliefs, in this case, the belief that the significant other wants to break up, thus focusing on the stressed tone rather than the nice comments.

You Develop the Belief (Hypothesis) That Your Significant Other Wants