Daniel Is Headed Out on a Blind Date

Multiple Choice

Daniel is headed out on a blind date. The friend who set him up told him that his date was valedictorian of her graduating class. As Daniel is talking with his date, he begins to question his own understanding of math when she tells him that 1+1=3. His perception that she is right, even though it goes against what he understands, is due to __________.

A) priming
B) heuristics
C) controlled thinking
D) a self-fulfilling prophecy