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Sandy, a true believer in astrology, reads in her horoscope that today is her lucky day. She gets so excited that she spills coffee all over herself, necessitating a change of clothes. As a result, she is late for work and for a very important meeting, which in turn gets her into serious trouble with her boss. In the evening, her brother is taken to the emergency room- On her way to visit him, Sandy finds a dime in the hospital parking lot- What will Sandy do based on the research on confirmation bias?

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Answer: Sandy will believe that dime she found in parking is evidence of astrology's accuracy

Step-by-step explanation:

Accordion to the question, as Sandy has true and genuine believe on astrology being a believer , she will believe in her horoscope with all faith ,no matter what.She faced issue with boss, late for work,brother's accident etc but she will still believe that her day will have something good for her .

Even though all the bad incidents and events took place in her day contradicting her horoscope suggested that she will ave a lucky day, she will believe that dime that is found in parking is the proof of astrology' s preciseness and accuracy

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