In a famous early study in social psychology, fans of two rival football teams were asked to watch footage of an actual game that was very close. Researchers found that fans of the two teams literally "saw" different games; things that were deemed "out" by fans of one team, for example, were deemed "in" by fans of the other. This was early evidence of the phenomenon known as ____.

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This study is an example of the confirmation bias, where people tend to favor information that confirms their preconceptions or hypotheses, regardless of whether the information is true. In this case, fans' biases towards their own team influenced how they interpreted the events of the game.

In a Famous Early Study in Social Psychology, Fans of Two