Confirmation bias is _________.
A. a critical thinking skill used in sociological research
B. a data collection method
C. something to which no sociologists are susceptible
D. a tendency to embrace and recall information that confirms our beliefs
E. our ability to separate fact from fiction
Answer: D
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