GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
COGNITION AND EMOTIONS
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Question
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the representativeness heuristic.
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belief perseverance.
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confirmation bias.
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functional fixedness.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Belief perseverance is the tendency to maintain one’s beliefs even in the face of evidence that contradicts them. We see this tendency with all kinds of beliefs, including those about the self and others, as well as beliefs about the way the world works, including prejudices and stereotypes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Belief perseverance, also known as belief persistence, is the inability of people to change their own belief even upon receiving new information or facts that contradict or refute that belief. In other words, belief perseverance is the tendency of individuals to hold on to their beliefs even when they should not.
Detailed explanation-3: -An example of belief perseverance is a person who believes that smoking does not cause cancer despite the abundance of evidence that shows that smoking does cause cancer.
Detailed explanation-4: -Belief perseverance, on the other hand, influences our decision making by maintaining a belief that has been proved as false and untrue. This disconnects ourselves with reality and will lead to poor decisions.