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Because she believes that boys are naughtier than girls, Mrs. Zumpano, a second-grade teacher, watches boys more closely than she watch girls for any signs of misbehavior. Mrs. Zumpano’s surveillance strategy best illustrates:

Afunctional fixedness

Bconfirmation bias

Cthe availability heuristic

Dthe framing effect

Correct answer

B. confirmation bias

Explanation

The correct answer is confirmation bias.

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