The Epistemic Innocence of Optimistically Biased Beliefs

Pages: 232 - 247
Published: Apr 18, 2019
Abstract
Optimistically biased beliefs are beliefs about oneself that are more positive than is warranted by the evidence. Optimistically biased beliefs are the result of the influence of cognitive and motivational factors on people’s capacity to acquire, retrieve, and use information about themselves, and they resist counterevidence due to biases in belief updating. From a psychological point of view, optimistically biased beliefs contribute positively...
Paper Details
Title
The Epistemic Innocence of Optimistically Biased Beliefs
Published Date
Apr 18, 2019
Pages
232 - 247
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