Once a guest appeared on The Tonight Show, with former

host Johnny Carson, and showed her collection of potato chips that resembled famous celebrities or historical figures. One example was a potato chip that was said to resemble Abraham Lincoln. In actuality, this guest was providing an example of
A) apoplexia.
B) belief perseverance.
C) the confirmation bias.
D) patternicity.

Answer: D

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