Erica intensely dislikes a particular coworker and seems only to notice his negative qualities.For example, when the coworker is late for work but happens to bring in donuts, Erica assumes that the coworker brought donuts because he knew he was going to be late and is trying to deflect attention his lateness.It does not occur to her that her coworker is late because he stopped to buy donuts.Erica's conclusions illustrate ____.
A)confirmation bias
B)the gambler's fallacy
C)the conjunction fallacy
D)illusory correlation

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Erica's conclusions illustrate confirmation bias, as she only notices and interprets information that confirms her negative views of her coworker.

Erica Intensely Dislikes a Particular Coworker and Seems Only to Notice