Which of the Following Best Describes the Perseverance Effect

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the perseverance effect?

A) the tendency of people to favor information that confirms their preconceptions or hypotheses
B) the tendency of people to continue to believe that something is true even when it is revealed to be false
C) the tendency of people to falsely perceive an association between two events or situations
D) the tendency of people to erroneously believe that the onset of a certain random event is less likely following another event