Asymmetrical Update of Beliefs About Future Outcomes is Driven by Outcome Valence and Social Group Membership
People are eager to update their beliefs, such as a perceived risk, if they receive information that is better than expected but are reluctant to do so when the evidence is unfavourable. When estimating the likelihood of future outcomes, this phenomenon of asymmetrical belief update helps generate a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2023-04-01
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| Series: | International Review of Social Psychology |
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| Online Access: | https://account.rips-irsp.com/index.php/up-j-irsp/article/view/647 |