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 patently false,the professor's assessment of the student's research proposal remained almost as negative as it was originally. This best illustrates

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This scenario illustrates belief perseverance, which is the tendency to cling to our initial beliefs even when presented with contradictory evidence. Professor Chadwick's negative evaluation of the student's research proposal continued despite being informed that the basis for his negative belief was false. This is a common cognitive bias that can be difficult to overcome, as people often search for information that supports their beliefs and ignore information that contradicts them. The other options, such as representativeness heuristic and framing, do not accurately describe the situation being presented.

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