Bad beliefs : why they happen to good people /

Bad beliefs - beliefs that blatantly conflict with easily available evidence - are common. Large minorities of people hold that vaccines are dangerous or accept bizarre conspiracy theories, for instance. The prevalence of bad beliefs may be politically and socially important, for instance blocking e...

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Main Author: Levy, Neil, 1967- (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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