The role of logical reasoning, belief content and the type of inference in belief revision

What is it about?

The current study explores to what extent logical reasoning capacity counts as a cognitive mechanism underlying the belief revision process. In addition, we would like to test whether content (warning vs. threat) affects individuals’ logical reasoning ability and belief revision strategies.

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Photo by Sencer B. Yılmaz on Unsplash

Why is it important?

Our findings show that, in the face of inconsistency, individuals’ decision about which of their prior beliefs they should revise is influenced by the structure and content of the belief-contravening problem rather than their reasoning ability.