People who are motivated to be accurate tend to focus their attention on
A) information that is inconsistent with their initial impressions.
B) information that is consistent with their initial impressions.
C) positive information.
D) negative information.

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People who are motivated to be accurate tend to focus on information that conflicts with their initial impressions in order to confirm or disconfirm their beliefs. This approach helps people to be more objective and avoid confirmation bias.

People Who Are Motivated to Be Accurate Tend to Focus