If you were eagerly expecting a phone call from your new romantic partner, you might find yourself mistaking all sorts of irrelevant sounds for the sound of your ringtone. This is an example of
A) response bias
B) noise
C) distortion
D) signal

Question

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This is an example of response bias, where the expectation or desire for a particular outcome influences the perception of information or stimuli, in this case, mistaking irrelevant sounds for a ringtone because of the eagerness to hear from a romantic partner.

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