People with opposing views of capital punishment reviewed mixed evidence regarding its effectiveness as a crime deterrent. As a result, their opposing views differed more strongly than ever. This best illustrates:
a. the framing effect.
b. functional fixedness.
c. the representativeness heuristic.
d. the belief perseverance phenomenon.
e. the availability heuristic.
Ans: d. the belief perseverance phenomenon.
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