Erica Intensely Dislikes a Particular Co-Worker and Seems to Only

Multiple Choice

Erica intensely dislikes a particular co-worker and seems to only notice his negative qualities. For example, when the co-worker is late for work but happens to bring in donuts, Erica assumes that the co-worker brought donuts because he knew he was going to be late and is trying to deflect attention from his lateness. It does not occur to Erica that her co-worker is late because he stopped to buy donuts. Erica's conclusions illustrate the ____.

A) confirmation bias
B) gambler's fallacy
C) conjunction fallacy
D) illusory correlation