If you believe it, it's truer

(American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) According to Dr. Gilead, 'In order to make informed decisions, people need to be able to consider the merits and weaknesses of different opinions and adapt to new information. This involuntary, 'reflex-like' tendency to consider things we already believe in as being true, might dampen our ability to think things through in a rational way. Future studies could explore how other factors, such as acute stress or liberal or conservative viewpoints, affect this tendency to accept or reject opinions in a 'knee-jerk' manner.'
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news