Question

Tom strongly believes that raising tax rates for the rich is the only way to steer the economy out of recession as it is likely to generate greater tax revenues for the government. When his friend Sam pointed out that the government receives greater tax revenues when tax rates are uniformly low for all Americans, Tom refused to accept Sam's input and change his attitude. Interestingly, the input provided by Sam further strengthened Tom's initial attitude. This is an example of a _____.

Answer 1

Answer: this is an example of contrast effect.

Explanation:

A contrast effect is the improvement or diminishment, relative to normal, of perception, cognition or related performance as a result of successive (immediately previous) or simultaneous exposure to a stimulus of lesser or greater value in the same dimension.