While watching a political debate on television, Martha, who describes herself as very conservative, is watching as the liberal candidate answers a question. When the candidate makes strong points that are backed up by logic, Martha rolls her eyes and doesn't say a word. When the candidate makes one minor error, Martha yells, "See I told you she doesn't know what she's talking about. All of those
liberals are idiots!" Martha is demonstrating the
a. need for closure.
b. availability heuristic.
c. c. self-serving bias. self-serving bias.
d. confirmation bias.
d
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