Attending only to information that confirms a decision already made is called a(n) __________.*
A) escalating commitment
B) framing error
C) anchoring heuristic
D) confirmation error

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Attending only to information that confirms a decision already made is called a confirmation error or confirmation bias. Escalating commitment refers to the tendency to continue investing in a decision even when it is no longer rational; framing error is a cognitive bias where people react differently to choices based on how they are presented; and anchoring heuristic is a cognitive bias where people rely too much on the first piece of information they receive when making decisions.

Attending Only to Information That Confirms a Decision Already Made