Taj is writing a paper on global warming.He only includes research findings that support his own beliefs about global warming because he thinks that all the contradictory findings must be the result of flawed research.This is an example of
A)misunderstanding or not using statistics.
B)hindsight bias.
C)seeing relationships that do not exist.
D)confirmation bias.

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Taj is exhibiting 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.

Taj Is Writing a Paper on Global Warming