You unsuccessfully search your room for your math book. Your friend points out that it is on the table in front of you. You overlooked it because it is orange, and you thought it was green. This demonstrates a flaw in your
A) early imprinting.
B) social learning.
C) innate behavior.
D) search image.

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This demonstrates a flaw in your search image, which is the mental image you have of what the object you're looking for looks like. You were looking for a green book, so you didn't recognize the orange book as the one you were looking for, even though it was right in front of you. This cognitive bias is known as a search image.

You Unsuccessfully Search Your Room for Your Math Book