Sandy, a true believer in astrology, reads in her horoscope that today is her lucky day. She gets so excited that she spills coffee all over herself, necessitating a change of clothes. As a result, she is late for work and for a very important meeting, which in turn gets her into serious trouble with her boss. That evening, her brother is taken to the emergency room. On her way to visit him, Sandy finds a dime in the hospital parking lot. What does research on the confirmation bias suggest that Sandy will do

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Research on the confirmation bias suggests that individuals tend to favor information that confirms their preexisting beliefs or hypotheses. In this case, despite the negative events, Sandy is likely to focus on the positive event of finding a dime as confirmation of her belief in astrology being accurate, especially since it was predicted to be her lucky day.

Sandy, a True Believer in Astrology, Reads in Her Horoscope