02946nam a22004815i 4500 978-1-137-57895-2 DE-He213 20200630201340.0 cr nn 008mamaa 160522s2016 xxk| s |||| 0|eng d 9781137578952 978-1-137-57895-2 10.1057/978-1-137-57895-2 doi BF201 JMR bicssc PSY008000 bisacsh JMR thema 153 23 Smith, Aaron C. T. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Cognitive Mechanisms of Belief Change [electronic resource] / by Aaron C. T. Smith. 1st ed. 2016. London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. V, 277 p. 1 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Chapter 1. Converts -- Chapter 2. Concepts -- Chapter 3. Computation: The Engine of Belief -- Chapter 4. Commitment -- Chapter 5. Consequences -- Chapter 6. Conclusion.                   . Belief change lies at the heart of all human aspirations. From career progression, weight loss, spiritual commitment, and ideological passion, to love, grief, war, identity, and sport, beliefs guide our lives and to a great extent, determine our success, satisfaction and happiness. Cognitive Mechanisms of Belief Change is relevant to anyone interested in the machinations of how this occurs. It explains how certain ideas and concepts steal a place in the mind because they latch on to hardwired ways of thinking, experiencing, and behaving. Concepts throw light upon the mind’s desires, which in turn casts a kaleidoscope of silhouettes against the walls of thought, with those taking distinct shape forging the outlines for beliefs to inhabit. Beliefs infiltrate our minds, and this book shows how they arrive and change in ways critical to our sense of meaning and identity.                  &n bsp;             . Cognitive psychology. Personality. Social psychology. Cognitive Psychology. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Y20060 Personality and Social Psychology. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Y20050 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9781137578945 Printed edition: 9781349845941 Printed edition: 9781349845934 https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57895-2 ZDB-2-BSP ZDB-2-SXBP Behavioral Science and Psychology (SpringerNature-41168) Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0) (SpringerNature-43718)