Sibongile is the group leader in a group project with four of her classmates. She consistently undervalues the ideas and contributions from her group members and instead relies solely on her own decisions as group leader. Which type of bias is Sibongile demonstrating?

Answer 1

Sibongile is demonstrating confirmation bias by consistently undervaluing the ideas and contributions from her group members and relying solely on her own decisions as the group leader. Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses while ignoring and undervaluing opposing or alternative viewpoints.