The tendency to search for and use information that supports our ideas rather than refutes them is known as
A)hindsight bias.
B)confirmation bias.
C)intervention bias.
D)selection bias.

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Confirmation bias is the tendency to look for and favor information that supports our beliefs and ideas, while ignoring or dismissing evidence that contradicts them. The other options are not related to this bias. Hindsight bias is the tendency to believe, after an event has occurred, that one would have predicted or expected the outcome of that event. Intervention bias occurs when the act of intervening in a study influences the outcome. Selection bias refers to the distorted results produced by a non-random sample of participants in a study.

The Tendency to Search for and Use Information That Supports