Strongly polarized attitudes toward a policy, such as limitations on handgun ownership, will result in people who
A) are able to find common ground with each other to draw reasoned conclusions from an evaluation of the policy.
B) are eager for the evaluation findings.
C) trust the evaluator seeking to remain neutral on the issue.
D) are likely to select those findings of the evaluation that support their views and reject opposing ideas.

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When attitudes are strongly polarized, people are less likely to objectively evaluate information and more likely to selectively choose information that supports their pre-existing beliefs, and reject information that contradicts them. This phenomenon is known as confirmation bias. Therefore, people are more likely to select findings of an evaluation that support their views and reject opposing ideas when attitudes are strongly polarized.

Strongly Polarized Attitudes Toward a Policy, Such as Limitations on Handgun