Re: Re:[tips] Old news is new again

[Msylvester]

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On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:00:16 -0500, Rick Froman wrote:
I assumed the reference was to the belief perseverance effect.
According to a recent abstract, "Belief perseverance--the tendency
to make use of invalidated information--is one of social psychology's
most reliable phenomena".

Guenther, C. L., & Alicke, M. D. (2008). Self-enhancement and
belief perseverance. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44,
706-712.

Rick, thank you for the clarification.  I've been able to traceback
the line of research from this article and see the point clearly.
I guess that I should try to teach Intro Psych more often. :-)

-Mike Palij
New York University
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Wouldn't cognitive dissonance theory help explain this perseverance 
effects,Facts can be hazardous to une's
perceived stability-at least temporarilly.

Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida 


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