A Researcher Tells the Participants of His Study That Risk-Prone

Multiple Choice

A researcher tells the participants of his study that risk-prone people make better firefighters than cautious people by showing some anecdotal evidence.Then,he asks the participants to explain why risk-prone people make better firefighters.Finally,he establishes that cautious people are better firefighters with the help of scientific evidence and informs the participants that the anecdote was made up for the study.In the context of belief perseverance,the participants of this study are most likely to:

A) change their original view and acknowledge that cautious people make better firefighters.
B) believe that both risk-prone and cautious people are likely to be equally good as firefighters.
C) be confused whether risk-prone or cautious people make better firefighters.
D) continue to believe that risk-prone people make better fighters.