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FAUSSE CROYANCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- false autobiographical belief
1, record 1, English, false%20autobiographical%20belief
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There were also a small number of instances in which people reported believing in the occurrence of events that they considered relatively implausible. Thus, although plausibility may increase the likelihood of developing a false memory ... it may also be possible to develop false autobiographical beliefs for events that are deemed very implausible. In this case, the person’s experience might be: "If I didn’t know that it had happened, I would not have believed it possible." 2, record 1, English, - false%20autobiographical%20belief
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fausse croyance autobiographique
1, record 1, French, fausse%20croyance%20autobiographique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Croyance d’avoir vécu un évènement non réel ou suggéré qui n'est pas associé à des souvenirs précis. 2, record 1, French, - fausse%20croyance%20autobiographique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-10-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- false belief
1, record 2, English, false%20belief
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
RET [Rational-Emotive Therapy] seeks not only to overcome disturbances caused by false beliefs, but also to ameliorate the human predisposition toward crooked thinking that permits false beliefs to flourish. 1, record 2, English, - false%20belief
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fausse croyance
1, record 2, French, fausse%20croyance
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Albert Ellis, psychothérapeute américain] prétend que la plupart des fausses croyances mettent en cause l'estime de soi projetée sur les autres [...] 1, record 2, French, - fausse%20croyance
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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