Beliefs and inferences: A test of a rational-emotive hypothesis 1. Performing in an academic seminar

Dryden, Windy; Ferguson, Julia L.; Clark, Tony

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“…This result was consistent with REBT theory. In addition, it re ected the ndings of Bond & Dryden (1996a, 1997, Dryden, Ferguson & Clark (1989a), Dryden, Ferguson & McTeague (1989c), and Dryden, Ferguson & Hylton (1989b), who also found that evaluative beliefs affect the FI.…”

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Testing two mechanisms by which rational and irrational beliefs may affect the functionality of inferences

Bond¹,

Dryden²,

Briscoe³

1999

British Journal of Medical Psychology

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This article describes a role playing experiment that examined the sufficiency hypothesis of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT). This proposition states that it is sufficient for rational and irrational beliefs to refer to preferences and musts, respectively, if those beliefs are to affect the functionality of inferences (FI). Consistent with the REBT literature (e.g. Dryden, 1994; Dryden & Ellis, 1988; Palmer, Dryden, Ellis & Yapp, 1995) results from this experiment showed that rational and irrational beliefs, as defined by REBT, do affect FI. Specifically, results showed that people who hold a rational belief form inferences that are significantly more functional than those that are formed by people who hold an irrational belief. Contrary to REBT theory, the sufficiency hypothesis was not supported. Thus, results indicated that it is not sufficient for rational and irrational beliefs to refer to preferences and musts, respectively, if those beliefs are to affect the FI. It appears, then, that preferences and musts are not sufficient mechanisms by which rational and irrational beliefs, respectively, affect the FI. Psychotherapeutic implications of these findings are considered.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Testing two mechanisms by which rational and irrational beliefs may affect the functionality of inferences

Bond¹,

Dryden²,

Briscoe³

1999

British Journal of Medical Psychology

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“…Some people may argue that by changing the negative appraisal, one indirectly changes the distorted representations as well (Ellis, 1994). This is possible, but the experimental evidence for this hypothesis is mixed (Bond & Dryden, 2000;Dryden, Ferguson, & Clark, 1989). Supposing that distorted cognitions are influenced initially by negative appraisal, by practice they may get latter functional autonomy from appraisal (for details about the concept of functional autonomy, see Allport, 1937).…”

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The information‐processing approach to the human mind: Basics and beyond

2004

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Cognitive psychology attempts to understand the nature of the human mind by using the information-processing approach. In this article, the fundamentals of the cognitive approach will be presented. It will be argued that the human mind can be described at three levels-computational, algorithmic-representational, and implementational-and that the cognitive approach has both important theoretical and practical/clinical implications. Finally, it will be suggested that the study of cognitive psychology can provide a foundation for other fields of social science, including the field of clinical psychology.

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“…Even though little is known about the role of IBs in the occurrence of paranoid automatic thoughts, there are some findings that indirectly support the hypothesis of a potential link between these variables. First, a series of studies conducted by Dryden, Bond and colleagues (Bond and Dryden, 1997; Dryden et al, 1989a,b; McDuff and Dryden, 1998) experimentally investigated the impact of beliefs’ irrationality on the occurrence of dysfunctional automatic thoughts (inferences). The findings of these studies systematically showed that holding IBs led to more dysfunctional automatic thoughts than holding RBs.…”

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“…However, the induction of actual IBs in experimental settings is a sensitive issue, given that it might be both difficult and unethical. As a consequence, in the experimental studies of Dryden, Bond and colleagues (Bond and Dryden, 1997; Dryden et al, 1989a,b; McDuff and Dryden, 1998) the authors used a role-play paradigm, asking participants to imagine themselves holding either RBs or IBs while being in an imagined scenario. In order to check the success of the manipulation, subjects were asked to assess the extent to which they managed to hold the beliefs while imagining themselves in the given situation and only those reporting a score of seven or higher were considered eligible for analyses.…”

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The Impact of Irrational Beliefs on Paranoid Thoughts

Şoflău

David

2018

Behav. Cogn. Psychother.

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Background: Although the ABC model proposed by cognitive behavioral theory has strong empirical support for a wide range of psychological problems, little is known about the role of irrational beliefs (IBs), a central concept of the ABC model, in the aetiology of paranoid thoughts, one of the most common psychotic symptoms. Aims: The present study aimed to investigate the impact of IBs on paranoid thoughts and people's perceptions of others. Method: Eighty-one non-clinical participants (m age = 21.21 years, SD = 2.72, range 18–33; 83.95% female) recruited for this study were randomly assigned to one of the two conditions: IBs or rational beliefs (RBs). In a role-play paradigm, subjects were asked to imagine holding a list of IBs or RBs, respectively, while being exposed to a neutral social context in a virtual reality environment. Results: In line with the ABC model, results indicate that IBs lead to significantly higher levels of state paranoid thoughts and more negative perceptions of others than RBs, even after controlling for participants’ baseline irrationality and trait paranoia [F (5,68) = 11.23, p < .001, Wilk's λ = .54, partial η2 = .45]. Conclusions: The findings of this paper suggest that IBs might play an aetiological role in the occurrence of paranoid thoughts. Practical and theoretical implications of these results are also considered.

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Beliefs and inferences: A test of a rational-emotive hypothesis 1. Performing in an academic seminar

Cited by 18 publications

References 3 publications

Testing two mechanisms by which rational and irrational beliefs may affect the functionality of inferences

Testing two mechanisms by which rational and irrational beliefs may affect the functionality of inferences

The information‐processing approach to the human mind: Basics and beyond

The Impact of Irrational Beliefs on Paranoid Thoughts

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