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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
