Karen believed that her local senator was an honest, law-biding citizen. When he was indicted on charges of insider trading she told all her friends there had been a mistake and he would soon be cleared. Finally, the senator confessed to the crimes and served time in prison. Through all of this, Karen exhibited a(n) ____________________ when she kept insisting he had been framed and was taking
the blame to protect someone else.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
belief persistence
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