Question

question 23
1 pts
a potential source of irrationality is ____ ____, peoples tendency to cling to their beliefs in
the face of contradictory evidence. an example of this is that herrmann, despite being shown
statistics on limiting access to firearms, believes it is not guns that kill people, but people who
kill people.

○ availability heuristic

○ belief bias

○ belief perseverence

○ fixation perception

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• "availability heuristic" refers to judging likelihood based on how easily examples come to mind, not matching the description.
• "belief bias" involves evaluating arguments based on prior beliefs about conclusions, not about clinging to beliefs despite evidence.
• "belief perseverance" is the tendency to hold onto beliefs even when faced with contradictory evidence, which matches the scenario (Herrmann clings to his belief about guns despite statistics).
• "fixation perception" is not a recognized term for this concept.

Answer:

C. belief perseverance