Michael Shermer observed that Democrats tend to watch liberal news outlets, while Republicans tend to watch conservative outlets. This tendency of people to attend to a news source that agrees with their beliefs and ignores sources that disagree with them shows:
A) belief bias.
B) belief perseverance.
C) confirmation bias.
D) illusory correlation.

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This tendency of people to seek out and prioritize information that confirms their preexisting beliefs and ignore information that challenges them is known as confirmation bias.

Michael Shermer Observed That Democrats Tend to Watch Liberal News