Aisha is plagued with obsessions about shouting out obscenities in public.She does not go to church because she is afraid her thoughts will increase the chances that she will shout obscenities at the preacher when he delivers his sermon.What cognitive characteristic is she demonstrating?
A)morality bias
B)disconfirmatory bias
C)confirmatory bias
D)probability bias

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Aisha is demonstrating probability bias, which is the cognitive distortion where an individual overestimates the likelihood that their thoughts will lead to a specific outcome, such as shouting obscenities.

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