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    Chief Among the Many Psychological Factors That Distort Our Thinking
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Chief Among the Many Psychological Factors That Distort Our Thinking

Question 13

Question 13

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Chief among the many psychological factors that distort our thinking is the well documented cognitive error known as …


A) Homophily
B) Confirmation bias
C) Availability error
D) Wishful thinking

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