Glossary B

Belief component refers to what a person thinks or believes about the object of an attitude.

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Belief in a just world refers to a form of defensive attribution wherein people assume that bad things happen to bad people and that good things happen to good people

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Belief perseverance refers to the tendency to cling to one's initial belief even after receiving newinformation which contradicts or disconfirms the basis of that belief.

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Belief perseverance refers to the finding that once beliefs are formed, they are resistant to change, even if the information on which they are based is discredited

- Belief perseverance effect : Belief perseverance effect refers to the tendency for people to cling to their beliefs even after they learn that the evidence underlying these beliefs is flawed.

Belief-bias effect refers to a situation that occurs when a person's prior knowledge, attitudes, or values distort the reasoning process by influencing the person to accept invalid arguments.

Belief-desire reasoning refers to the process whereby we explain and predict what people do based on what we understand their desires and beliefs to be.

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Belief-desire theory refers to the theory of mind that develops between ages 3 and 4 wherein the child now realizes that both beliefs and desires may determine behavior and that people will usually act on their beliefs, even if they are inaccurate