Question

Kari visited the doctor recently who told her she needed to start eating better or she is at risk for a heart attack within the next few years. Kari is very motivated to view herself in a positive light and doesn’t like the news the doctor gave her. She wonders if the doctor’s tests could have been inaccurate. Kari’s uncertainty over her health results from the doctor is an example of what?

Answer 1

Answer:

Motivated skepticism.

Explanation:

Motivated skepticism may be defined as a type of mistake that an individual do by applying the more skepticism to claims that they don't like than to claim that they do like. They are more directed towards the emotion rather than the truth.

Kari doctor explained that she might get heart attack. Kari is motivated and don't like the statement made by doctor. She shows motivated skepticism as her emotion overwhelm the truth and her emotion his not the evidence of her truth. She has done a mistake and does not claim what she likes.

Thus, the correct answer is motivated skepticism.