False prophets and Cassandra's curse: The role of credibility in belief updating by Pilditch, TD, Madsen, JK, Custers, R

“…Whether the communicated belief is false (Experiment 1), or true (Experiment 2), we show that beliefs are interpreted in light of the perceived credibility of the source, such that beliefs from high trust sources are taken up (hypothesis 1), whilst beliefs from low trust sources are treated with suspicion and potentially rejected – dependent on early evidence experiences (hypothesis 2). …”

Intuitive dualism and afterlife beliefs: a cross-cultural study by Barrett, HC, Bolyanatz, A, Broesch, T, Cohen, EEA, Froerer, P, Kanovsky, M, Schug, MG, Laurence, S

“…Here, we present cross-cultural evidence from six study populations, including non-Western societies with diverse belief systems, that shows that while this pattern exists, the overall pattern of responses nonetheless does not support intuitive dualism in afterlife beliefs. …”

Left temporoparietal junction is necessary for representing someone else's belief. by Samson, D, Apperly, I, Chiavarino, C, Humphreys, G

“…A standard view in the neuroscience literature is that the frontal lobes sustain our ability to process others' mental states such as beliefs, intentions and desires (this ability is often referred to as having 'theory of mind'). …”

Teachers' beliefs and classroom rules in early childhood education in India by Deshala, VS

“…The study explores early childhood education (ECE) teachers’ beliefs about the classroom rules (CR) as one of the regular practices in pre-schools in India. …”

A survey on beliefs and attitudes of trainee surgeons towards placebo by Baldwin, M, Wartolowska, K, Carr, A

“…Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the beliefs and attitudes of trainee surgeons regarding placebo interventions, in surgical practice and in research, and to compare them to those of senior orthopaedic surgeons. …”

Do Mambila cockerels lay eggs? Reflections on knowledge and belief by Zeitlyn, D

Antibiotic prescribing for the older adult: beliefs and practices in primary care by Hayward, G, Moore, A, McKelvie, S, Lasserson, D, Croxson, C

“…<strong>Objectives:</strong> To understand the attitudes and beliefs held by GPs regarding antibiotic prescribing in older adults. …”

Review of Belief without Borders: Inside the Minds of the Spiritual but Not Religious by Schaefer, D

“…A review of Linda E. Mercadante's Belief without Borders: Inside the Minds of the Spiritual but Not Religious.…”

Coronavirus conspiracy beliefs, mistrust, and compliance with government guidelines in England by Freeman, D, Waite, F, Rosebrock, L, Petit, A, Causier, C, East, A, Jenner, L, Teale, A, Carr, L, Mulhall, S, Bold, E, Lambe, S

“…Such ideas were also associated with paranoia, general vaccination conspiracy beliefs, climate change conspiracy belief, a conspiracy mentality, and distrust in institutions and professions. …”

Dynamics of decision-making: from evidence accumulation to preference and belief. by Usher, M, Tsetsos, K, Yu, E, Lagnado, D

Supernatural belief is not modulated by intuitive thinking style or cognitive inhibition by Farias, M, van Mulukom, V, Kahane, G, Kreplin, U, Joyce, A, Soares, P, Oviedo, L, Hernu, M, Rokita, K, Savulescu, J, Möttönen, R

“…According to the Intuitive Belief Hypothesis, supernatural belief relies heavily on intuitive thinking—and decreases when analytic thinking is engaged. …”

Academic freedom and protected philosophical belief: strengthening the legal analysis by Murray, J, Waltham-Smith, N

“…This article evaluates the state of protection for academic freedom and academic freedom of expression in English law, specifically the effectiveness of protected philosophical belief (PPB) as a vector for protecting them. We argue that the category of PPB (circumscribed by the test in Grainger v Nicholson) is inherently inappropriate as a means of protecting values that are of signal importance in the academic employment context. …”

Hong Kong preservice teachers' beliefs about proof and proving by Lee, C-Y

“…Anonymised dataset of 234 Hong Kong preservice teachers' responses to 22 items on their beliefs about proof and proving…”

EXPECTANCY-VALUE MODELS OF ATTITUDE - MEASUREMENT AND COMBINATION OF EVALUATIONS AND BELIEFS by Hewstone, M, Young, L

Positive core beliefs and their relationship to eating disorder symptoms in women. by Cooper, M, Proudfoot, J

“…Positive core beliefs, compared with negative self or negative core beliefs, are relatively neglected in the eating disorder (ED) research literature, despite their significance in treatment. …”

The ambiguities of belief and belonging: Catholicism and the Church of the East in the sixteenth century by Parker, L

“…The Chaldaeans seem to present a paradox, in that they broke away from their existing Church and turned towards the papacy for support, yet continued to espouse their traditional beliefs and venerate their traditional saints, deemed heretical by Catholics. …”

Persecutory delusions: developing the understanding of belief maintenance and emotional distress. by Freeman, D, Garety, P, Kuipers, E

“…Support was also found for the hypothesis that emotional distress is linked to the content of delusional beliefs; it is speculated that prior emotional distress influences the content of delusions, and that delusion content in turn influences levels of emotional distress.…”

Review of: Larner, Christina: Witchcraft and Religion: The Politics of Popular Belief by Rushto, L

The eating disorder belief questionnaire: psychometric properties in an adolescent sample. by Rose, K, Cooper, M, Turner, H

“…The current study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the Eating Disorder Belief Questionnaire in older adolescent females. …”

Functional paresis - Paradoxes in illness beliefs and disability in 107 subjects by Stone, J, Sharpe, M, Deary, I, Warlow, C