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BELIEF BIAS [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
DEF

The tendency to be influenced by one's knowledge about the world in evaluating conclusions and to accept them as true because they are believable rather than because they are logically valid.

CONT

Belief bias occurs when real-world knowledge interferes with subject's reasoning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
CONT

L'idée que c'est vrai rend difficile la vérification logique et, la plupart du temps on ne questionne pas notre conclusion (biais de croyance).

Spanish

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