Cognitive mechanisms of belief change / Aaron C.T. Smith.
Smith, Aaron, 1972- author.
2016
BF311 .S578 2016eb
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Title Cognitive mechanisms of belief change / Aaron C.T. Smith.
Author Smith, Aaron, 1972- author.
ISBN 9781137578952 (electronic book)
1137578955 (electronic book)
9781137578945
1137578947
DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57895-2
Published London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]
Copyright ©2016
Language English
Description 1 online resource (v, 277 pages) : illustrations
Other Standard Identifiers 9781137578945
10.1057/978-1-137-57895-2 doi
Call Number BF311 .S578 2016eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 153
Summary Belief change lies at the heart of all human aspirations. From career progression, weight loss, spiritual commitment, and ideological passion, to love, grief, war, identity, and sport, beliefs guide our lives and to a great extent, determine our success, satisfaction and happiness. Cognitive Mechanisms of Belief Change is relevant to anyone interested in the machinations of how this occurs. It explains how certain ideas and concepts steal a place in the mind because they latch on to hardwired ways of thinking, experiencing, and behaving. Concepts throw light upon the mind's desires, which in turn casts a kaleidoscope of silhouettes against the walls of thought, with those taking distinct shape forging the outlines for beliefs to inhabit. Beliefs infiltrate our minds, and this book shows how they arrive and change in ways critical to our sense of meaning and identity.
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Chapter 1. Converts
Chapter 2. Concepts
Chapter 3. Computation: The Engine of Belief
Chapter 4. Commitment
Chapter 5. Consequences
Chapter 6. Conclusion.

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