Belief perseverance can help explain which of the following?
a. why people who watch news programs that refer to climate change as a hoax remain convinced of that conclusion even in the face of scientific evidence to the contrary
b. why during jury deliberations it is easier to convince fellow jurors to change their votes from guilty to not guilty than it is to change their minds in the opposite direction
c. why weather forecasters are better at predicting rainfall totals than snowfall totals
d. all of the above
Answer: A
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