What reflex must be suppressed before a child can learn to walk or put on shoes?

The tendency to look for supportive evidence, rather than actively seeking out contradictory evidence, is known as

A) the availability heuristic. B) belief perseverance. C) the confirmation bias. D) the hindsight bias.

Because none of us wants to believe we are wrong, we are usually reluctant to give up cherished notions. This phenomenon is known as

A) belief perseverance. Correct. Belief perseverance is the tendency to stick to our initial beliefs even when evidence contradicts them. B) the confirmation bias. Incorrect. The confirmation bias is the tendency to seek out evidence that supports our preexisting beliefs and to neglect contradictory evidence. C) the availability heuristic. D) the fundamental attribution.