According to the Discussion in Chapter 12, the Belief-Bias Effect

question 100

Multiple Choice

According to the discussion in Chapter 12, the belief-bias effect

• A) is an example of overreliance on bottom-up processing.
• B) is likely to operate for people who have difficulty thinking flexibly.
• C) reveals that people provide irrational answers on logical reasoning tasks.
• D) arises from the general human tendency to answer "true," rather than "false."

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