Understanding Confirmation Bias Quiz

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Understanding Confirmation Bias: a General level Psychology quiz. Test your knowledge with 15 questions!
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Question 1
What is confirmation bias?
A Favoring information that confirms beliefs
B Rejecting all forms of new evidence
C Changing opinions based on facts
D Learning from social observation
Question 2
Why do people tend to have confirmation bias?
A To maintain self-consistency
B To learn complex skills
C To seek out conflict
D To increase their intelligence
Question 3
Confirmation bias leads people to ignore:
A Personal goals
B Contradictory evidence
C Social interactions
D Their own memories
Question 4
How does confirmation bias affect news consumption?
A People prefer sources they agree with
B People prefer objective data only
C People avoid reading the news
D People read every perspective equally
Question 5
Which behavior is a sign of confirmation bias?
A Interpreting ambiguous facts as supportive
B Staying neutral during debates
C Updating beliefs with new data
D Searching for opposing views

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