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Write the letter of the correct answer. Write the letter of the correct answer.
A.Confirmation C.Hindsight A.Confirmation C.Hindsight
B. Self- serving D.Halo Effect B. Self- serving D.Halo Effect
______1) During presidential elections, people ______1) During presidential elections, people
tend to seek information that shows support to tend to seek information that shows support to
their candidate while dismissing any their candidate while dismissing any
information that is negative about their choice. information that is negative about their choice.
______2) Physically beautiful person and ______2) Physically beautiful person and
assume they are generous smart and assume they are generous smart and
trustworthy. trustworthy.
______3) A person believing they already ______3) A person believing they already
know who would win in the game. know who would win in the game.
______4) A students gets a good grade on test ______4) A students gets a good grade on test
and tells herself that she studied hard. and tells herself that she studied hard.
______5) A student who has a bad attitude ______5) A student who has a bad attitude
may be really smart and do great work, but the may be really smart and do great work, but the
teacher might believe that the student isn’t a teacher might believe that the student isn’t a
good student because he is not a well-behaved good student because he is not a well-behaved
student. student.
______6) People to convince themselves after ______6) People to convince themselves after
an event that they accurately predicted it an event that they accurately predicted it
before it happened. before it happened.
______7) A vendor accepting praise for the on- ______7) A vendor accepting praise for the on-
time delivery of materials one week but time delivery of materials one week but
blaming shipping freight issues for other blaming shipping freight issues for other
delayed packages. delayed packages.
______8) Blaming others for not getting the ______8) Blaming others for not getting the
job. job.
______9) Looking for evidence for what they ______9) Looking for evidence for what they
already think is true rather than considering all already think is true rather than considering all
of the evidence. of the evidence.
______10) It causes overconfidence in one’s ______10) It causes overconfidence in one’s
ability to predict other future events. ability to predict other future events.