Finnegan is in the local pub claiming that there is a magic owl that lives outside of his house.He says that every evening after the owl hoots,the sun goes down.What obstacle to problem solving is Finnegan showing?
A) representativeness heuristic
B) availability heuristic
C) confirmation bias
D) functional fixedness

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Finnegan is exhibiting confirmation bias by only focusing on information that confirms his belief about the magic owl and ignoring any other possible explanations for why the sun goes down.

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