Sid believes his dreams forecast the future.He describes all the dreams that came true in the last month.His friend Joey asks him about all the times his dreams did not come true.Sid's tendency to remember the times his dreams came true and forget the times they did not is known as
A)the fallacy of positive instances.
B)the Barnum Effect.
C)the observer effect.
D)critical thinking.

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Sid's tendency to remember only the times his dreams came true and forget the times they did not is an example of the fallacy of positive instances, also known as confirmation bias. This is a common cognitive bias where individuals tend to look for and recall information that confirms their beliefs while ignoring or downplaying information that contradicts them.

Sid Believes His Dreams Forecast the Future