The tendency to focus on information that supports what you already believe is:
AFunctional fixedness
BHindsight bias
CConfirmation bias
DAnchoring bias
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Confirmation bias
1. Biases are systematic rather than random errors in judgment.
2. The confirmation bias is the tendency to focus on information that confirms your existing beliefs.
3. Disconfirming information is noticed less and weighted less.
4. Anchoring instead concerns being pulled toward an initial number.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 7 'Thinking and Intelligence', sections 7.1-7.5_
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