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The '''backfire effect''' is a term used to describe a [[cognitive bias]] that causes individuals challenged with evidence that conflicts with their beliefs to reject the evidence and instead hold more faith in their initial belief.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skepdic.com/backfireeffect.html|title=backfire effect|work=[[The Skeptic's Dictionary]]|accessdate=26 April 2012}}</ref> The phrase was first coined by [[Brendan Nyhan]] and Jason Reifler in a paper entitle ''"When Corrections Fail: |
The '''backfire effect''' is a term used to describe a [[cognitive bias]] that causes individuals challenged with evidence that conflicts with their beliefs to reject the evidence and instead hold more faith in their initial belief.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skepdic.com/backfireeffect.html|title=backfire effect|work=[[The Skeptic's Dictionary]]|accessdate=26 April 2012}}</ref> The phrase was first coined by [[Brendan Nyhan]] and Jason Reifler in a paper entitle ''"When Corrections Fail: |
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The persistence of political misperceptions"''.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nyhan|first1=Brendan|last2=Reifler|first2=Jason|year=2010|title=When Corrections Fail: The Persistence of Political Misperceptions|journal=Political Behavior|volume=32|issue=2|pages=303-330|doi=10.1007/s11109-010-9112-2| |
The persistence of political misperceptions"''.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nyhan|first1=Brendan|last2=Reifler|first2=Jason|year=2010|title=When Corrections Fail: The Persistence of Political Misperceptions|journal=Political Behavior|volume=32|issue=2|pages=303-330|doi=10.1007/s11109-010-9112-2|url=http://www.dartmouth.edu/~nyhan/nyhan-reifler.pdf|accessdate=01 May 2012}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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The backfire effect is a term used to describe a cognitive bias that causes individuals challenged with evidence that conflicts with their beliefs to reject the evidence and instead hold more faith in their initial belief.[1] The phrase was first coined by Brendan Nyhan and Jason Reifler in a paper entitle "When Corrections Fail: The persistence of political misperceptions".[2]
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References
- ^ "backfire effect". The Skeptic's Dictionary. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ Nyhan, Brendan; Reifler, Jason (2010). "When Corrections Fail: The Persistence of Political Misperceptions" (PDF). Political Behavior. 32 (2): 303–330. doi:10.1007/s11109-010-9112-2. Retrieved 01 May 2012.
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