Maria is extremely active in politics.She has strong conservative beliefs about what is correct and what is not.Each day when she reads the newspaper, she pays close attention to the editorial section in particular.According to the confirmation bias, what will she do when she reads them?

A) She will read both the editorials that she agrees with and those that she doesn't to get a balanced view of issues.
B) She will read the editorials that she agrees with, but not the ones that she disagrees with.
C) She will read the editorials that she disagrees with to get an idea of what the other perspectives on issues may be.
D) She will not read any of the editorials.

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Riley Moore · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  According to the confirmation bias, Maria will seek out information that confirms her pre-existing beliefs and preferences, and ignore or dismiss information that contradicts them. Therefore, she will read only the editorials that she agrees with as they will reinforce her conservative beliefs. She is unlikely to read editorials that she disagrees with since they will challenge her views and create cognitive dissonance.

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