Which of the following best describes confirmation bias?
A)the tendency to claim more responsibility for successes than failures
B)the tendency of a person to overestimate how much other people agree with him or her
C)the tendency to choose information that supports our existing position
D)the tendency to view two options as more distinctive when evaluating them simultaneously than when evaluating them separately

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Confirmation bias is the tendency to seek, interpret, and remember information in a way that confirms one's pre-existing beliefs and attitudes while ignoring, dismissing or devaluing information that contradicts them. Therefore, the best choice is C which describes the tendency to choose information that supports our existing position.

Which of the Following Best Describes Confirmation Bias