Perceptual Confirmation is a variation of Interpretational Bias. It refers to the phenomenon when people see what they expect to see and hear what they expect to hear, even when the evidence is very ambiguous and unclear.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: True.

Psychology

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What will be an ideal response?

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Clinical interviews that focus on __________ are particularly vulnerable to distortion

A) current information and specific characteristics B) past information and specific characteristics C) past information and global judgments D) current information and global judgments

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Which of the following is the best description of a research method?

a. an intuitive process by which cause and effect can be established b. a systematic process for answering scientific questions c. any experiment that lacks a control group d. an investigative observation that relies on commonsense reasoning

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Provide criticisms of the evolutionary perspective on gender differences in choosing mates.

What will be an ideal response?

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