The confirmed tendency for people to notice and retain information that confirms existing beliefs while ignoring or rejecting information that challenges these beliefs is called:
A. pederasty
B. the confirmation bias
C. symbolic thinking
D. human ignorance
B. the confirmation bias
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What will be an ideal response?
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