Question

People with opposing views of capital punishment reviewed mixed evidence regarding its effectiveness as a crime deterrent. As a result, their opposing views differed more strongly than ever. This best illustrates:

A)the framing effect.
B)functional fixedness.
C)the representativeness heuristic.
D)the belief perseverance phenomenon.
E)the availability heuristic.

Answer 1

A)the framing effect.

Step-by-step explanation:

Framing effect: The term framing effect is defined as a cognitive bias in which an individual makes a decision about specific information depending on the information being present in a particular context. It is being used in the marketing system to affect the purchasers and decision-makers.

Fundamentally, the framing effect increases with the age of an individual and therefore the person with more age is more influenced as compared to a person with less age.

In the question above, the given statement best illustrates the framing effect.