A researcher tells the participants of his study that risk-prone people make better firefighters than cautious people by showing

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A researcher tells the participants of his study that risk-prone people make better firefighters than cautious people by showing

some anecdotal evidence. Then, he asks the participants to explain why risk-prone people make better firefighters. Finally, he establishes that cautious people are better firefighters with the help of scientific evidence and informs the participants that the anecdote was made up for the study. In the context of belief perseverance, the participants of this study are most likely to:

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lapo4ka [179] · Answer 1 · 2022-11-24T03:30:43+03:00

The participants of this study are most likely to continue to believe that risk-prone people make better fighters despite that evidence says otherwise

<h3>What is Belief perseverance?</h3>

A belief perseverance refers to a group or individual tendency to maintain their beliefs even when the available evidence that contradicts those beliefs.

Hence, in the the context of belief perseverance, the participants of this study are most likely to continue to believe that risk-prone people make better fighters despite that evidence says otherwise

Therefore, the Option D is correct.