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Belief perseverance is the tendency to maintain one's beliefs even after they have been discredited by factual information.
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Cognitive Dissonance: The mental discomfort experienced by a person who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values.
Confirmation Bias: The tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.
Overconfidence Effect: A cognitive bias that causes someone to overestimate their own abilities or the accuracy of their beliefs and predictions.