Say you are sitting in class and the professor is saying something that is contradictory to what you believe to be true. Since it contradicts what you believe,you do not think it is important. Your actions represent
A) control of illusion.
B) prototypes.
C) the Sony phenomenon.
D) confirmation bias.
E) vehicle creativity.

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This scenario exhibits confirmation bias, which is the tendency to search for, interpret, and remember information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses. The individual in this scenario is disregarding information that contradicts their beliefs, hence demonstrating confirmation bias.

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