Question

Read the example below and answer the question that follows.
Recent scientific research was released about global warming and climate change. Both defendents and opponents of the theory of global warming saw the information as supporting their own beliefs.
Both sides fell victim to __________.
A.
availability heuristic
B.
loss aversion
C.
confirmation bias
D.
belief bias

Answer 1

C. confirmation bias

Both sides interpreted the same evidence as supporting their prior beliefs — a classic example of confirmation bias, the tendency to favor, seek, or interpret information in a way that confirms existing beliefs.