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belief systems
belief systems Belief can be viewed as unsupported fact, i.e. data that are believed to be true (or false), in contrast to knowledge, which is often considered to be known to be true (or false). Partial knowledge thus indicates missing or incomplete data, but partial belief implies a degree of doubt about some given data. Methods for representing degrees of belief have been developed in
probabilistic reasoning. Other techniques include reason-management systems, which record dependencies between data and thus act as justifications that support beliefs (see
truth-maintenance systems).
In
distributed artificial intelligence, the local collections of belief of individual agents in a multiagent environment are called
belief spaces.
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Beliefs About the Future.(personal future)
Magazine article from: The Futurist; 1/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...by your limiting belief. The Beliefs of Winners Winners...because one core belief will generate a whole host of secondary beliefs. "The future is...future. From this belief, winners will generate secondary beliefs such as "Where there...
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Belief in the paranormal: does identity development during the college years make a difference? An initial investigation.
Magazine article from: The Journal of Parapsychology; 9/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...factor in paranormal belief. The idea of identity...a key to personal beliefs was proposed by Erik...normative perceptions, beliefs, and expectations...Milford, 1983) Belief in the paranormal...between paranormal beliefs and social-group...might suggest that belief in the ...
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BELIEF IN A JUST WORLD OR SELF-SERVING STRATEGY?
Magazine article from: Social Behavior and Personality; 3/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...social power on endorsement of belief in a just world in the social...individual has, the stronger the belief which s/he has in a just...significantly lower level of belief in just world than do high...the adoption of just world beliefs, suggesting that "those who...
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Cultural Beliefs About Pregnancy and Birth
Magazine article from: International Journal of Childbirth Education; 6/30/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...The result of this belief is positive, even though the belief itself is questionable...myths and cultural beliefs. The phrase "cultural...hearing a particular belief, says "Oh yeah...THAT too!" Cultural beliefs are an important...
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When are beliefs just "the tip of the iceberg'? Exploring early childhood professionals' beliefs and practices about teaching and learning.
Magazine article from: Australian Journal of Early Childhood; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...organised into a belief system consisting of: * primitive beliefs which are developed...which comprise beliefs learned from others...argued that the belief system helps individuals...identity: The total belief system may be seen as an organization of beliefs varying in depth...
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BELIEFS ABOUT OTHER-REGARDING PREFERENCES IN A SEQUENTIAL PUBLIC GOODS GAME
Magazine article from: Economic Inquiry; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Experimental evidence is used to deduce players' beliefs about their opponents' concern for others...rule depending on the first mover's beliefs about subsequent players' other-regarding...security. The evidence is consistent with beliefs in spite, reciprocity, or a concern...
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Exploring epistemological beliefs of bilingual Filipino preservice teachers in the Filipino and English languages.(Report)
Magazine article from: The Journal of Psychology; 3/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...continuum ranging from the belief that knowledge is absolute and never changing to the belief that knowledge is tentative...second factor related to beliefs about the structure of knowledge...continuum ranging from the belief that knowledge comprises...
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Beliefs about life-after-death, psychiatric symptomology and cognitive theories of Psychopathology.
Magazine article from: Journal of Psychology and Theology; 6/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...All four studies measured beliefs about God and three of the...participants' strength of religious beliefs, in general, but did not ask about specific beliefs (Blaine & Crocker...to compare the effects of belief in God and belief in life...
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Belief in God Far Lower in Western U.S. Overall, 78% believe in God, 15% in a higher spirit.(Survey)
Magazine article from: Gallup Poll News Service; 7/28/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...particularly in the South, where belief in God is highest. <...number of ways to ask about belief in God. Gallup's annual Values and Beliefs poll, conducted May 8-11...three choices concerning their belief: a) You believe in God...
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Beliefs about the causes of poverty in parents and adolescents experiencing economic disadvantage in Hong Kong.
Magazine article from: Journal of Genetic Psychology; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...poverty (such as the belief that poverty originates...of poor people's beliefs about poverty is...those studies where a belief about the cause of...assessing different beliefs about the causes...blaming-the-victims belief (i.e., poverty...although the study of beliefs about the ...
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Belief
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
BELIEF Belief is the condition of holding a thing to...ego. Freud was suspicious of all such beliefs, and his clinical experience tended to...pessimistic about the possibility of separating belief from illusion. He saw the need to believe...
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Health Belief Model
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health
...symptoms. This constellation of beliefs was later referred to generally as "belief in susceptibility." The...grasp. Note that this set of beliefs is not equivalent to actual...factors). In the health belief model, these are "perceived...
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Traditional Health Beliefs, Practices
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health
...revealed that certain beliefs and practices predicted...placing faith in such beliefs, as they may result...OUTCOMES The popular Western belief, "an ounce of prevention...the scale are health beliefs and practices that result...outcome. The traditional belief is that the practice...
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belief
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...something exists: his belief in God a belief that solitude nourishes creativity...re prepared to fight for our beliefs. ∎ a religious conviction: Christian beliefs. 2. ( belief in ) trust, faith, or confidence...
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Values and Beliefs: Existential Models of Addiction
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
VALUES AND BELIEFS: EXISTENTIAL MODELS OF ADDICTION Existential models of addiction focus on beliefs, attitudes, and values of the drug users...from drinking than do other drinkers. These beliefs precede actual drinking experiences (Miller...
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