Question

Matthew is a brilliant student who seems rather arrogant about his intelligence and academic success. He corrected a comment made by his English teacher in class yesterday. The teacher complimented him for his analytical thinking and provided information to support her comment. After class, Matthew told his buddy that the teacher was wrong. His buddy said, "Well she gave you the source of her information. I don't think you have a leg to stand on." What specific problem-solving attribute is Matthew demonstrating?

Answer 1

Answer: The problem solving being displayed by Matthew is BELIEF PERSEVERANCE

Explanation: Belief perseverance is a situation whereby an individual continue to maintain a belief or mental acceptance despite new information denying the information. In this case even when the individual is not supposed to hold onto the belief, they do and it is further strengthened when another individual tries to make claim that the belief is false.