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    The Tendency to Look for Supportive Evidence Rather Than Actively
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The Tendency to Look for Supportive Evidence Rather Than Actively

Question 19

Question 19

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The tendency to look for supportive evidence rather than actively seeking out contradictory evidence is known as


A) the availability heuristic.
B) belief perseverance.
C) the confirmation bias.
D) the hindsight bias.

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