Sometimes police just look for evidence that implicates a suspect that has been identified by an eyewitness and stop investigating any other leads. This situation illustrates

A. illusory correlation.
B. confirmation bias.
C. police attention outlook.
D. an investigative freeze.


Answer: B

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