Even when Lepper, Ross, and Lau explained to high school students that prior viewing of a confusing film caused their poor performance on a problem-solving test, the students continued to see themselves as incompetent. This illustrates:
a. the belief perseverance phenomenon.
b. the framing effect.
c. functional fixedness.
d. the availability heuristic.
e. the representativeness heuristic.
Answer: a. the belief perseverance phenomenon.
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