The Tendency to Believe Sources MORE When Carrying Information About

Multiple Choice

The tendency to believe sources MORE when carrying information about an individual involved in a trust-destroying event than when the same individual is involved in a trustbuilding event is an example of the confirmation bias only if

A) Our prior hypothesis was that the individual was more prone to build trust than to destroy trust.
B) Our prior hypothesis was that the individual was more prone to destroy trust than to build trust.
C) Our prior hypothesis was that the source was reliable.
D) Our prior hypothesis was that the source was unreliable.