Before Hannah can leave the house, she must turn all four gas burners on her stove on and off 24 times, each in sequence. She performs this ritual because she does not trust her memory and fears she can't be sure the burners are actually off without doing this. Hannah is demonstrating which cognitive characteristic of OCD?

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Hannah's behavior is an example of disconfirmatory bias, where she feels the need to repeatedly check the burners to disconfirm her fear that they might be left on, despite evidence to the contrary.

Before Hannah Can Leave the House, She Must Turn All