Question

Jahmal cites his cousin luana's many car accidents as evidence that women are worse drivers than men. he overlooks the fact that his wife and three daughters have had far fewer car accidents than he and his two sons. jahmal's prejudicial conclusion about women's driving skills best illustrates the effects of:

Answer 1

The answer is confirmation bias.

Confirmation bias is defined as the tendency to seek out information that would confirm the beliefs that the person has. Jahmal is doing this by only mentioning evidence that supports his belief: that women are worse drivers than men. He doesn’t seek out information that are more valid, for example, instead he just relies on an occurrence that happens to his female cousin only.