Gwen has posted a questionnaire on MySpace asking her friends to support her idea of cell phones in the classroom. She ignores anyone opposing her beliefs, which is an example of
A) naïve realism.
B) conjunctive fallacy.
C) confirmation bias.
D) attribution bias.
E) reactive bias.

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Gwen's behavior of ignoring anyone opposing her beliefs is a classic example of confirmation bias. This bias refers to the tendency to seek out information that confirms one's pre-existing beliefs and ignore or downplay information that contradicts them.

Gwen Has Posted a Questionnaire on MySpace Asking Her Friends