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    The Tendency to Seek Evidence That Supports Our Hypotheses Is
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The Tendency to Seek Evidence That Supports Our Hypotheses Is

Question 54

Question 54

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The tendency to seek evidence that supports our hypotheses is known as _____.


A) the availability heuristic
B) the confirmation bias
C) the representativeness heuristic
D) the verification bias

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