One Conclusion That May Be Drawn About the Certainty of the Judgments

question 32

Multiple Choice

One conclusion that may be drawn about the certainty of the judgments made on both sides of the O.J. Simpson murder trial (the African-American perspective that focused on the behavior of the Los Angeles Police Department and the white perspective that saw the case as one of spouse abuse and double murder) is the extent to which evidence from the opposing perspective was ignored or dismissed. This neglect of contradictory information is evidence of __________ in decision-making.

• A)divergent thinking
• B)overconfidence
• C)the availability heuristic
• D)the framing effect

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