Which one of the following is the best example of confirmation bias?
A) Paula drops a stone and a paperclip from a second-story window. She sees that they reach the ground at the same time. "I know heavy objects fall faster," she says, "so I must have released the paperclip earlier than the stone."
B) Janet wonders why the moon appears bigger at the horizon than high in the sky. "Maybe it's closer to us when it's on the horizon," she thinks.
C) Rodney has heard that chocolate can be poisonous to dogs and in large amounts can even be fatal. He searches the Internet for a possible explanation for this puzzling fact.
D) Elliot loves watching challenging television game shows. He tries to answer questions along with the contestants, and he keeps score to see whether he might have won cash and prizes if he had actually been on the show.

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In this scenario, Paula already has a preconceived notion that heavy objects fall faster. When the paperclip and stone reach the ground at the same time, instead of accepting that her assumption was wrong, she adjusts her reasoning to fit her original belief by assuming she must have released the paperclip earlier. This is an example of confirmation bias, where she seeks to confirm her existing beliefs rather than evaluate the situation objectively.

Which One of the Following Is the Best Example of Confirmation