The perseverance effect in the debriefing paradigm: Replication and extension

McFarland, Cathy; Cheam, Adeline; Buehler, Roger

doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2006.01.010

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“…This assumption is consistent with the general conclusion that considering alternative hypotheses corrects numerous social judgment biases (e.g., Koriat, Lichtenstein, & Fischhoff, 1980;Lord, Lepper, & Preston, 1984). Numerous experiments have supported these assumptions (e.g., Anderson, 1982Anderson, , 1983Anderson, Lepper, & Ross, 1980;Anderson, New, & Speer, 1985;McFarland, Cheam, & Buehler, 2007), although there is some question as to whether the generation of causal explanations is always required for belief perseverance (Wegner, Coulton, & Wenzlaff, 1985).…”

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“…In fact, belief perseverance is so powerful that to date, researchers have reported relatively few factors that moderate its strength. Among the moderating factors identified is explicitly informing participants about the processes underlying perseverance (Ross et al, 1975), increasing self-awareness (Davies, 1982), having participants generate alternatives to the feedback (Anderson, 1982;Anderson & Sechler, 1986;Massad, Hubbard, & Newtson, 1979), and telling participants that both the feedback and the test from which it was generated are bogus (McFarland et al, 2007).…”

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Self-enhancement and belief perseverance

Guenther

Alicke

2008

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

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Self-enhancement and belief perseverance

Guenther

Alicke

2008

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

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“…McFarland et al (2007) found that people are likely to continue to believe positive statements about themselves more so than negative statements about themselves, even when the validity of those statements is discredited. Furthermore, belief perseverance literature suggests that individuals believe convictions for which they themselves generate reasons (Hirt & Markman, 1995).…”

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Math and Science Pursuits: A Self-Efficacy Intervention Comparison Study

Cordero

Porter

Israel

et al. 2010

Journal of Career Assessment

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This study compared two interventions to increase math self-efficacy among undergraduate students. Ninety-nine first-year undergraduate students participated in an intervention involving performance accomplishment or an intervention combining performance accomplishment and belief-perseverance techniques in which participants constructed a rationale for their future success in math/science university courses. As hypothesized, participants in the combined intervention immediately demonstrated higher math self-efficacy than did the Performance-Accomplishment only group; data convey that this effect was sustained at a 6-week follow-up. No differences were found between the groups in interest in technical careers, confidence in successfully completing math/ science courses, and willingness to enroll in math/science courses. Data analyses by gender indicated that male participants but not female participants in the combined intervention immediately demonstrated higher math self-efficacy than their counterparts. Findings suggest that self-persuasion activities may make an important contribution to enhancing math self-efficacy at least for men. Implications for women and future research are discussed.

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“…For each item, participants rated their current mood on a − 5 to + 5 bipolar scale (e.g., displeased-pleased, disappointed-satisfied, bad-good). The final seven items were taken from a mood scale used by McFarland, Cheam, and Buehler (2007). Participants rated the extent to which seven words -happy, satisfied, pleased, disappointed (reverse scored), sad (reverse scored), proud, and competent -described their current moods on scales from 1 (not at all) to 9 (extremely), with the midpoint of 5 labeled as "somewhat."…”

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