Dr. byron is waiting to meet his new part-time assistant, who was a cheerleader in college. when a woman comes in who is trim, with blonde hair and a lot of makeup, he assumes she is the assistant, even though she is not. this is an example of:

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Dr. byron is waiting to meet his new part-time assistant, who was a cheerleader in college. when a woman comes in who is trim, with blonde hair and a lot of makeup, he assumes she is the assistant, even though she is not. this is an example of:

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Nickolas · Answer 1

This is an example of confirmation bias which means that the person uses information that they knew in confirming hypothesis or even consumptions. It is seen above, where in the doctor thinks that the woman who looks nice and dressed nicely would be the assistant even though the woman is not. He assumes that the woman is the assistant because of the way she looks and it is because of the confirmation bias.