Danilo woke up in a bad mood and announced "Today is going to be awful." If Danilo believes everything was awful at the end of the day, he likely relied on what

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Danilo likely relied on confirmation bias, which is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions or hypotheses. Since he started the day expecting it to be awful, he would naturally notice and remember events that confirm this belief, ignoring or downplaying positive or neutral events.

Danilo Woke Up in a Bad Mood and Announced "Today