Anecdotal Evidence Has Linked the Full Phase of the Moon

Multiple Choice

Anecdotal evidence has linked the full phase of the moon with increased hospital admissions, poorer behavior in dementia patients, and suicides. However, a study in the 1990s examined 100 studies on lunar effects and concluded that the phase of the moon has no correlation with increased hospital admissions, poorer behavior in dementia patients, or suicides. Yet many continue to believe that the phase of the moon affects these things. This is an example of:

A) Congruence bias
B) Hindsight bias
C) Confirmation bias
D) Attentional bias