Professor Chadwick evaluated a graduate student's research proposal negatively simply because he had heard a rumor about the student's incompetence.When later informed that the rumor had been false,the professor's assessment of the student's research proposal remained almost as negative as it had been originally.This best illustrates

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This scenario best illustrates belief perseverance, which is the tendency to persist in one's initial beliefs even when evidence contradicts them. Even though the professor learned that the rumor was false, his initial negative evaluation of the student may have still been influenced by his preconceived beliefs about the student's incompetence. The other options (a, b, and d) do not fit this scenario as well.

Professor Chadwick Evaluated a Graduate Student's Research Proposal Negatively Simply