Confirmation bias recognizes that people will be more likely to believe someone who agrees with what they already think than someone who disagrees with what they think. This is the result of:
a. Selective interpretation
b. Selective attention
c. Selective cognition
d. Natural selection
e. Selective retention
Answer: a. Selective interpretation
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