According to your textbook chapter, the primary reason why pseudoscience is so attractive to so many people is because of our brains' tendency to
A) seek order out of disorder and find sense in nonsense.
B) disregard things that are inconsistent with how we want them to be.
C) rely on anecdotal evidence.
D) look for complexity rather than simplicity in the world around us.
Answer: A
Psychology
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