The best description for the scenario you provided is confirmation bias. This refers to the tendency to seek out, interpret, and remember information in a way that confirms one's pre-existing beliefs or values.
Which of the following best describes when someone is researching for evidence or data to prove an idea, theory, or hypothesis and selects certain research or data that confirms and backs up their own previously existing thoughts, ideas, or beliefs on the matter?(1 point)
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integrity
integrity
assumption bias
assumption bias
subconscious
subconscious
confirmation bias
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