Question

Nina was trying to convince a skeptical friend that she has esp. "so how can you explain what happened yesterday when i knew it was conor on the phone before i answered it?" she demanded. nina's friend explained that we tend to remember coincidental events that seem to confirm our beliefs about unusual phenomena. this is called:

Answer 1

This is called the fallacy of positive instances.

The fallacy of positive instances is a biased and erroneous way of thinking, wherein we tend to remember or notice information that seems to confirm our expectations and existing beliefs about unusual phenomena. This fallacy in thinking also involves disregarding discrepancies, rationality and logical reasoning when associating unusual phenomena with our pre-existing beliefs.