Jamie heard the news anchor report facts about her favorite football player, but she refuses to believe he is capable of drug trafficing. She knows too many good things about him. He raised money to support kids in his old neighborhood. Jamie believes in him and supports him on her blog. Her adolescent response is an example of:

a. availability heuristic.
b. belief perseverance.
c. confirmation bias.
d. representativeness heuristics.


B

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