Belief Perseverance Refers to

question 77

Multiple Choice

Belief perseverance refers to

• A) a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions.
• B) approaching a problem in a particular way that has been successful in the past.
• C) a methodical procedure that guarantees the eventual solution of a problem.
• D) clinging to one's initial conceptions after the basis on which they were formed has been discredited.

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Definitions:

Conservation of Number

A cognitive ability, identified by Piaget, that allows a child to understand that the quantity of an item remains the same despite changes in its shape or arrangement.

Failure to Conserve

A difficulty or inability to recognize that certain properties of objects or substances remain unchanged despite changes in their form or arrangement, typically seen in children before they reach the concrete operational stage of cognitive development.

Mental Operation

Cognitive processes that allow an individual to reason, perform abstract thinking, and solve problems.

Identity

The qualities, beliefs, personality, looks, and/or expressions that make a person or group.