Sid believes his dreams forecast the future.He describes all the dreams that came true in the last month.His friend Joey asks him about all the times his dreams did not come true.Sid's tendency to remember the times his dreams came true and forget the times they did not is known as
A) the confirmation bias.
B) uncritical acceptance.
C) the observer effect.
D) critical thinking.

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Sid's tendency to remember the times his dreams came true and forget the times they did not is an example of the confirmation bias. This is the tendency to seek out and remember information that confirms our pre-existing beliefs and attitudes, while ignoring or dismissing information that contradicts them.

Sid Believes His Dreams Forecast the Future