What is BELIEF PERSEVERANCE?

Written by Pam MS, NCSP | Fact checked by Psychology Dictionary staff 

n. a psychological phenomenon in which there is a tendency to persist with one's held beliefs despite the fact that the information is inaccurate or that evidence shows otherwise. This contrary nature shows an unwillingness to admit that the initial premise may not be true.

BELIEF PERSEVERANCE: "Belief perseverance prompts a person to cling to previously-held beliefs even when there is new evidence pointing to the contrary."

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Related Psychology Terms

PROOF, INTERNAL VALIDITY, REASONING, ATTITUDE-CONGENIALITY MEMORY EFFECT, PRIMACY EFFECT, REPRESENTATIONAL CHANGE, IRRATIONAL BELIEF, TREATMENT RESISTANCE, PARANOID DELUSION, SELF-EVIDENT

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