Category: General Knowledge | Last updated: 2026-09-18
A person shown strong evidence contradicting their deeply held political belief often becomes even more convinced of their original belief and resistant to new information. This phenomenon is known as the:
A) Dunning-Kruger Effect
B) Backfire Effect
C) Anchoring Bias
D) Observer-Expectancy Effect
Explanation
The Backfire Effect describes the tendency for people to reject evidence that contradicts their beliefs and, in some cases, to strengthen their original belief when confronted with such evidence.