When reading information that challenges one's beliefs, one tends to minimize the strengths of such claims. __________ accounts for this barrier to reasoning rationally
A) Belief perseverance
B) The availability heuristic
C) The unfairness bias
D) The representativeness heuristic
Answer: A
Rationale: Belief perseverance occurs when an individual believes he or she has the solution to the problem or the correct answer for a question, and accepts only evidence that will confirm those beliefs.
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