Multiple Choice
Many television viewers are impressed by "psychic mediums" who pretend to communicate with the deceased friends and relatives of audience members.Typically, the viewers will remember the apparent "hits," or correct statements made by the "mediums," while ignoring the "misses," or incorrect statements.This tendency is referred to as
A) Gall's effect.
B) the confirmation bias.
C) the psychic's dilemma.
D) uncritical acceptance.
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