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belief perseverance
You cling to your convictions even when proven false.
A 1975 study found that participants still believed in their own ability to detect suicide notes even after researchers told them their previous feedback was fabricated.
The brain builds a narrative around evidence, and once that belief takes root, it operates independently of the original facts. You protect your belief system more aggressively than your accuracy.
Your mind views a change in opinion as a threat to your identity.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Ross, Lepper, and Hubbard, 1975
- What the check found
- The study is a classic in psychology literature and is correctly attributed to Ross, Lepper, and Hubbard (1975). The summary of the result aligns with the original findings regarding belief perseverance.
- Confidence
- Well replicated
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