The finding that we're more positively predisposed towards people, places, or things that resemble us is called ________.

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The term given for the finding that we have a positive bias towards people, places, or things that resemble us is the implicit egotism effect. The term "adaptive gullibility" does not relate to this concept, the recognition heuristic refers to our tendency to rely on familiar information to make decisions, and self-justification refers to the tendency to justify our own actions or beliefs, rather than our bias towards similarity.

The Finding That We're More Positively Predisposed Towards People, Places