Given the choice, most people would rather receive information about themselves that validates their ideas about who they are, and they would rather avoid information that contradicts their self-beliefs. This tendency demonstrates an example of:

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The confirmation bias is the tendency to seek out, interpret, and remember information that confirms one's pre-existing beliefs or ideas, while avoiding or dismissing information that contradicts them.

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