Sid believes his dreams forecast the future
He describes all the dreams that came true in the last month. His friend Joey asks him about all the times his dreams did not come true. Sid's tendency to remember the times his dreams came true and forget the times they did not is known as
a. the confirmation bias.
b. the Barnum Effect.
c. the observer effect.
d. critical thinking.
ANSWER: a
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