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CAREER: Individual differences and cognitive processes underlying belief revision — NSF Award to Arizona State University (AZ, $21

People’s ability to revise their beliefs by considering evidence is vital for the quality of both individual and collective decision-making in economics, health, politics, and day-to-day life. Yet despite the importance of forming veridical beliefs, there is considerable debate about whether human belief revision is fu

Award titleCAREER: Individual differences and cognitive processes underlying belief revision
Award ID2441650
AwardeeArizona State University
CitySCOTTSDALE
StateAZ
Amount obligated$21,951
Principal investigatorDerek Powell
ProgramDecision, Risk & Mgmt Sci
Start date04/01/2025
AbstractPeople’s ability to revise their beliefs by considering evidence is vital for the quality of both individual and collective decision-making in economics, health, politics, and day-to-day life. Yet despite the importance of forming veridical beliefs, there is considerable debate about whether human belief revision is fundamentally rational, or whether beliefs are frequently distorted by non-rational influences and motivations, such as the desire to feel positively or to maintain one's social iden
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