Question

Mary ellen is a registered republican. she believes that her positions on political issues are correct because she often finds similar viewpoints expressed in conservative media. mary ellen is demonstrating:

Answer 1

Mary Ellen is demonstrating the confirmation bias.
The confirmatory bias or also called myside bias is the inclination to interpret, to search for and recall data in a way that confirms one preexisting hypothesis or belief. It happens from the direct influence of desires on beliefs.