Marco insists that women are poorer drivers than men.To back up his claim he describes two incidents: one in which his girlfriend sideswiped a car and a second in which his mother failed to react in time to avoid hitting a squirrel on the highway.Marco's attention to this positive evidence for his belief reflects:
A) generalizability.
B) an illusory correlation.
C) a confirmation bias.
D) personal probability.

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Marco's focus on only the incidents that confirm his belief about women drivers reflects a confirmation bias, which is the tendency to search for, interpret, and remember information in a way that confirms one's pre-existing beliefs. He is ignoring any evidence that contradicts his belief and focusing only on incidents that support it.

Marco Insists That Women Are Poorer Drivers Than Men