Justine's Best Friend Has Just Told Her That Jason, Justine's

Multiple Choice

Justine's best friend has just told her that Jason, Justine's boyfriend is cheating on her. Justine can't believe this and decides to watch him very closely the next few days for signs of his cheating. Jason brings Justine flowers on Wednesday, ends their Thursday night date early so Justine "can get her beauty sleep," and visits a sick friend in the hospital, missing their date on Friday night. Justine still thought that he was being faithful, "Just look at the wonderful things he does!" Justine was only looking for evidence to prove that Jason was being faithful to her thereby falling sway to the ______________________.

A) availability heuristic
B) confirmation bias
C) belief bias
D) representativeness heuristic