If you think baseball is boring and reluctantly agree to join your friend at the ballpark, chances are good you will be ready to go by the seventh inning stretch, even though it has been a high-scoring game. This is an example of:

Confirmation bias

Explanation:

This reflects confirmation bias. It can be described as having the tendency to process information that is already in line with what someone already believes in. Processing information to agree with ones belief.

The person already sees the game as boring and no matter how good the game may have been, it doesn't change what he thinks of the game.

they encountered severe weather for which they were poorly prepared.

your answer would b. the missisipi river

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