Celia is a juror at a trial. Based on her reading of newspapers, Celia has already decided that the defendant is guilty. She sticks to her decision even when the defense attorney presents strong contradicting evidence. Celia is demonstrating
A)functional fixedness.
B)mental set.
C)confirmation bias.
D)availability heuristic.
E)representativeness heuristic.

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Celia is demonstrating 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. In this case, despite strong evidence to the contrary, she maintains her belief in the defendant's guilt based on her prior exposure to news reports.

Celia Is a Juror at a Trial