April must find four sources for a term paper she is writing on the effectiveness of public assistance such as welfare in combating poverty.April tends to oppose welfare on philosophical grounds.April probably will:
A)summarize four studies suggesting that welfare is actually effective in order to consciously guard against her known biases.
B)find four studies suggesting that welfare is effective but then attempt to discredit this research.
C)review two studies on each side of the debate in a fair and balanced way.
D)summarize four studies suggesting that welfare is ineffective at combating poverty.

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Given April's philosophical opposition to welfare, it's likely she will select studies that confirm her existing beliefs, demonstrating a confirmation bias. This means she will probably choose studies that suggest welfare is ineffective at combating poverty.

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