Which of the Following Students Provides the Most Accurate Information

question 98

Multiple Choice

Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about the belief-bias effect?

• A) Tabitha: "The belief-bias effect means that novices are not as accurate as experts when solving reasoning problems."
• B) Pilar: "The belief-bias effect demonstrates that top-down processes are active when we use deductive reasoning."
• C) Joell: "Flexible thinkers are especially likely to make mistakes due to the belief-bias effect."
• D) Abilash: "The belief-bias effect operates for syllogisms, but not for conditional reasoning problems."

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