If a business owner continues for years to hire people who have Harvard degrees, never realizing that he would have done better if he had hired a brilliant summa cum laude from a local university who he didn't bother to interview, what is the business owner exhibiting?
A) discrimination
B) stereotypes
C) confirmation bias
D) racism

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The business owner is exhibiting confirmation bias by consistently choosing to hire individuals from Harvard based on the preconceived notion that they are the best candidates, without considering or evaluating other potentially more qualified candidates from less prestigious institutions. This bias leads to a repeated decision-making pattern that overlooks potentially better options.

If a Business Owner Continues for Years to Hire People