Question

Cathy has long believed that all her supervisors are cranky and disagreeable individuals. According to the confirmation bias, after being transferred to a new department, which of the following will Cathy most likely do on her first day in the new supervisor’s department?

Answer 1

Cathy most likely will look for behaviours in her new supervisor that confirms him/her as cranky and disagreeable.

Step-by-step explanation:

Confirmation bias refers to the tendency to interpret new information in a way that it recalls one's previous beliefs and therefore, confirming them.

In this example, Cathy has long believed that all her supervisors are cranky and disagreeable, so now that she is transferred to a new department, Cathy most likely will look for behaviours in her new supervisor that confirms him/her as cranky and disagreeable.