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

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Confirmation bias refers to the tendency to seek out information or evidence that supports our pre-existing beliefs and ignore information that contradicts it. In this case, Gwen is ignoring anyone who opposes her idea of mobile phones in the classroom and seeking support from those who agree with her, which is an example of confirmation bias. Naive realism refers to the belief that our perception of reality is the only correct one, conjunctive fallacy refers to the incorrect assumption that the likelihood of multiple events occurring together is greater than the likelihood of any one event occurring alone, and attribution bias refers to the tendency to attribute the behavior of others to internal, dispositional factors rather than external situational factors. None of these concepts accurately describe Gwen's behavior in this scenario.

Gwen Has Posted a Questionnaire on MySpace Asking Her Friends