When Allyson and Minka Go to the Coffee Shop at Break

Multiple Choice

When Allyson and Minka go to the coffee shop at break, Allyson spills coffee on his white shirt. Later in the boardroom, she notices a woman looking in their direction. "Everybody's staring at me!" she says. "Allyson," Minka whispers, "you pick out the one woman in the whole room who's staring, just to prove your point!" By looking for evidence that confirms what she believes rather than evidence that does not, Ingrid is relying on the

A) confirmation bias.
B) representativeness heuristic.
C) availability heuristic.
D) algorithm.