Nigel often cites newspaper editorials favoring the presidential candidate he supports; he appears to ignore editorials critical of the candidate. Nigel appears prone to:

a. functional fixedness
b. the sleeper effect
c. the confirmation bias
d. the representativeness heuristic


c. the confirmation bias

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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