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Forgetting anything good that happened on your trip to France because you just broke up with your French fiancée and now can't bear the thought of anything French is a good example of ________: Memories are distorted by your current belief system.

A) bias
B) blocking
C) suggestibility
D) transience

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A) bias

Step-by-step explanation:

Bias: In psychology, the term bias is defined as the propensity of an individual to take action or make decisions in an irrational way; Unknowingly.

If an individual wants to overcome bias, then he or she must look for alternatives, ways to introduce objectivity, and more time while making a decision.

Types of bias:

1. Information bias.

2. Selection bias.

3. Confounding.

In the question above, French is a good example of bias.

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