Question

Jenny's grandfather thinks all female drivers are bad. He drives around all day, and once he sees a female driver go through a red light. "Ha!" he thinks to himself, "there's another bad driver!" This is an example of:

A.The fundamental attribution error
B.Confirmation bias
C.Self-efficacy
D.Social Cognition

Answer 1

the answer is b.....

Answer 2

Jenny's grandfather thinks all female drivers are bad. He drives around all day, and once he sees a female driver go through a red light. "Ha!" he thinks to himself, "there's another bad driver!" This is an example of a confirmation bias.

Confirmation happens when people sift out potentially useful truth and opinions that don't coincide with their preconceived idea.