When a Highly Flawed Study Was Published Linking Autism to Childhood

Multiple Choice

When a highly flawed study was published linking autism to childhood vaccinations, many parents of children with autism felt that they had finally found their answer to why their child had this condition. No amount of contradictory research could sway their minds, as they only attended to the initial study. This is an example of a belief being maintained by the ________ bias.

A) means-end
B) representativeness
C) availability
D) confirmation
E) exclamatory