Mr.Smith,a business manager,is often overly confident of his own hiring ability because he is more likely to monitor the successes of people he has hired than the achievements of those he has rejected.This illustrates that overconfidence may be facilitated by
A) an algorithm.
B) prototypes.
C) the framing effect.
D) confirmation bias.

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Confirmation bias is the tendency to favor information that confirms one's pre-existing beliefs or values. In this case, Mr. Smith's monitoring of the successes of only those he has hired is a clear example of confirmation bias, as he is only seeking out information that confirms his belief in his own hiring ability.

MrSmith,a Business Manager,is Often Overly Confident of His Own Hiring