Jenny's grandfather thinks all female drivers are bad. he drives around all day, and once he sees a female driver go through a red light. "ha! " he thinks to himself, "there's another bad driver! " this is an example of:
a. the fundamental attribution error
b. confirmation bias
c. self-efficacy
d. social cognition

Jenny's grandfather thinks all female drivers are bad. He drives around all day, and once he sees a female driver go through a red light. "Ha!" he thinks to himself, "there's another bad driver!" This is an example of a confirmation bias.

Confirmation happens when people sift out potentially useful truth and opinions that don't coincide with their preconceived idea.