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    People Have a Strong Tendency to Seek Evidence That Upholds
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People Have a Strong Tendency to Seek Evidence That Upholds

Question 20

Question 20

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People have a strong tendency to seek evidence that upholds their beliefs.This is called


A) undirected thinking
B) confirmation bias
C) functional fixedness
D) prejudice

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