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The tendency to focus more on evidence that confirms rather than refutes one’s expectations is called _____________________.

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Answer:

confirmation bias

Step-by-step explanation:

Confirmation bias -

It is a type of cognitive bias, where the information is collected in a way to insure some prior data or hypothesis , is known as confirmation bias.

No assumption or expected data is involved in this type of cognitive bias , only correct and validated data is used , which helps prove any hypothesis.

Hence, from the given statement of the question,

The correct term is confirmation bias.

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