Given the choice, most people would rather receive information about themselves that validates their ideas about who they are, and they would rather avoid information that contradicts their self-beliefs. This tendency demonstrates an example of
A)a mental set
B)divergent thinking
C)the belief bias
D)the confirmation bias

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This tendency is an example of the confirmation bias, which is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses, while giving disproportionately less consideration to alternative possibilities.

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