One of Kaylee's New College Professors Has a Slightly High-Pitched

question 5

Multiple Choice

One of Kaylee's new college professors has a slightly high-pitched voice very similar to one of her high school teachers whom Kaylee disliked.Without consciously realizing the voice similarity,Kaylee's gut-level reaction to the voice led her to form an unduly negative first impression of her new professor.This best illustrates the impact of

• A) intuition.
• B) confirmation bias.
• C) overconfidence.
• D) belief perseverance.

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Definitions:

Inattentional Blindness

The failure to notice a fully visible, but unexpected object because attention was engaged on another task, event, or object.

Selective Attention

is the process by which individuals focus on a specific piece of information in their environment while ignoring others.

Physical Appearance

Refers to the outward look or aspects of a person, including body shape, facial features, hair, and other physical traits.

Visual Stimulus

Any object or event in the environment that can be seen and thus influences the behavior or perception of the observer.