Joe takes on his sister's view that all people from "up north" are snobs. Later, Joe learns that his sister's opinion was based on the fact that her boyfriend from "up north" recently dumped her. Yet, Joe persists in his belief that people from "up north" are snobby. This best illustrates ____.
A)theory perseverance
B)the availability heuristic
C)the false consensus effect
D)the false uniqueness effect

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Joe's continued belief in the stereotype about people from "up north" despite learning the biased origin of this belief illustrates theory perseverance, which is the tendency to cling to one's initial belief even after receiving new information that contradicts or disconfirms the basis of that belief.

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