Tim, a manager of a store, believes that his employee, james, is lazy and never comes to work on time. he reached this conclusion after having seen james walk in late on a day a meeting was scheduled. he is wrong to have reached this conclusion as that was the only day james had come in late. this is an example of

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Natasha Tyler

Business

24 November, 22:10

Tim, a manager of a store, believes that his employee, james, is lazy and never comes to work on time. he reached this conclusion after having seen james walk in late on a day a meeting was scheduled. he is wrong to have reached this conclusion as that was the only day james had come in late. this is an example of

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Kendra Lozano · Answer 1

Kendra Lozano 24 November, 22:17

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Tim is being biased.

Carlee Hurley · Answer 2

Confirmation bias

Explanation:

This situation is an example of confirmation bias. Confirmation bias is a process that occurs when a person looks for or interprets new information in a way that confirms or strengthens his previously held beliefs. Usually, when this happens, people remember only convenient pieces of information or interpret the information they receive in biased ways. This is the case with Tim's opinion, which is based on a single action of James.