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brutforce

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Which of the following best illustrates the idea of belief perseverance?
 
  a. The first time Lindsay meets Tobias, she is impressed with his intellect and ambition, but quite quickly she comes to sour on him and see him as lazy and ineffectual.
  b. Gob is quite smitten with Marta when he first gets together with her, but once they begin an exclusive dating relationship, he feels that he has made a big mistake.
  c. Michael's first impression of Anne is a negative one, and even though he comes to observe her in a variety of scenarios displaying a variety of skills, he remains convinced that she will never amount to very much.
  d. Buster was shy and awkward as a young boy and remains much the same now as an adult.

Question 2

Mr. Rowe and Ms. Dabney meet on a blind date. They get along well until they get into his black convertible to go to a movie. Ms. Dabney is quiet and reserved for the rest of the evening. a. a belief in a just world. b. the fundamental attribution error.
 
  It turns out that her brother had recently been in a serious accident in that same type of car and seeing it brought up those unwanted emotions. Mr. Rowe assumes that Ms. Dabney has a cold and reserved personality, thereby demonstrating
  a. a belief in a just world.
  b. the fundamental attribution error.
  c. perceptual salience.
  d. insufficient justification.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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