Certainty Principle: People Who Hold False Convictions Are Better at Retaining Corrected Information
Friday, April 27, 2012 - 08:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Firm convictions dominate news headlines these days, but because of a phenomenon called the hypercorrection effect, strongly held ideas that turn out to be factually incorrect are actually easier to amend . Brain imaging is now shedding light on how people change their minds during hypercorrection, potentially revealing the best ways for us to learn from our errors. [More]
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