Matt believes that all politicians are corrupt. As a result, every time a politician is charged with some crime, Matt asserts that his theory is correct. However, he does not consider politicians who have not been implicated in a crime. Matt is exhibiting
a. formal reasoning.
b. the conversion effect. (something made up)
c. functional fixedness.
d. confirmation bias.
Answer: d. confirmation bias.
Psychology
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