Caleb continued to believe the misconception that the phase of the moon is associated with abnormal behavior. He paid attention to times when the moon was full and people were behaving abnormally, but ignored the times when people were behaving abnormally and the moon was not full. Caleb has committed the thinking error of:
A) confusing correlation with causation.
B) post hoc reasoning.
C) confirmation bias.
D) illusory correlation.

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Caleb's belief and behavior align with confirmation bias, as he is selectively choosing to pay attention to information that confirms his belief (times when people behave abnormally during a full moon) and ignoring information that contradicts it (times when people behave abnormally but the moon is not full).

Caleb Continued to Believe the Misconception That the Phase of the Moon