Kathie drinks three cups of coffee a day and believes coffee is good for her health. Recently she comes across an article providing information about both the positive and negative effects of coffee on health
When later explaining the article to a friend she only recalls the reasons it might be beneficial while leaving out the information concerning why it might be harmful. This represents an example of:
a. fundamental attribution error.
b. confirmation bias.
c. correspondence bias.
d. self-fulfilling prophecy
Answer: B
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