Joe takes on his sister's view that all people from Cape Town's 'Southern Suburbs' are snobs.Later, Joe learns that his sister's opinion was based on the fact that her boyfriend from a southern suburb recently dumped her.Yet Joe persists in his belief that people from the Southern Suburbs are snobby.This best illustrates the ____ effect.
A)theory perseverance
B)availability heuristic
C)false consensus
D)false uniqueness

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Joe's persistent belief in his sister's view, despite learning that it was based on a personal experience and not a generalization of an entire group, illustrates the theory perseverance effect. This refers to the tendency for people to continue to believe in a theory or explanation even when evidence contradicts it.

Joe Takes on His Sister's View That All People from Cape