Ingrid tried to darken her naturally blond hair with store-bought colour and accidentally dyed it black. When she and her friend Minka go to the gym, she notices a woman looking in their direction. "Everybody's staring at me!" she says. "Ingrid," Minka replies, "you pick out the one woman in the whole gym who's staring, just to prove your point!" By looking for evidence that confirms what she believes rather than evidence that does not, Ingrid is relying on the

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Ingrid is demonstrating confirmation bias by focusing on information that supports her belief (that everyone is staring at her because of her hair) and ignoring information that contradicts it (the fact that not everyone is staring). This cognitive bias involves seeking out, interpreting, favoring, and recalling information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Ingrid Tried to Darken Her Naturally Blond Hair with Store-Bought