Andre first became suspicious of his roommate's honesty while trying to account for his own missing billfold. Although Andre later recalled that he had left his billfold in the glove compartment of his own car, his newly formed doubt about his roommate's honesty remained as strong as ever. Andre's irrational suspicion of his roommate best illustrates:
Social Studies · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Andre's irrational suspicion of his roommate, even after realizing he left his billfold in his own car, best illustrates the confirmation bias.
Confirmation bias is a cognitive bias where individuals tend to interpret, seek, and remember information in a way that confirms their preexisting beliefs or hypotheses. In this case, even after Andre found evidence that contradicted his initial suspicion (finding his billfold in his own car), he maintained the doubt about his roommate's honesty. This is an example of confirmation bias because Andre's belief in his roommate's dishonesty was not easily swayed by information that contradicted his initial suspicion