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  2. DeGroot learning - Wikipedia

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    In this case, the common limiting belief is determined by the initial beliefs through p ( ∞ ) = s ⋅ p ( 0 ) {\displaystyle p(\infty )=s\cdot p(0)} where s {\displaystyle s} is the unique unit length left eigenvector of T {\displaystyle T} corresponding to the eigenvalue 1.

  3. List of cognitive biases - Wikipedia

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    Conservatism bias, the tendency to insufficiently revise one's belief when presented with new evidence. [5] [14] [15] Functional fixedness, a tendency limiting a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used. [16] Law of the instrument, an over-reliance on a familiar tool or methods, ignoring or under-valuing alternative ...

  4. Belief - Wikipedia

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    It states that partial beliefs are basic and that full beliefs are to be conceived as partial beliefs above a certain threshold: for example, every belief above 0.9 is a full belief. [ 24 ] [ 29 ] [ 30 ] Defenders of a primitive notion of full belief, on the other hand, have tried to explain partial beliefs as full beliefs about probabilities ...

  5. Extreme Overvalued Beliefs - Wikipedia

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    The belief is often relished, amplified, and defended by the possessor of the belief and should be differentiated from a delusion or obsession. Over time, the belief grows more dominant, more refined, and more resistant to challenge. The individual has an intense emotional commitment to the belief and may carry out violent behavior in its service.

  6. Basic limiting principle - Wikipedia

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    Let us call these Basic Limiting Principles." [1] Broad offers nine examples of B.L.P.s, including the principle that there can be no backward causation, that there can be no action at a distance, and that one cannot perceive physical events or material things directly, unmediated by sensations. [2]

  7. Luxury belief - Wikipedia

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    A luxury belief is a term used to describe "ideas or opinions that confer status on the upper class at very little cost, while often inflicting costs on the lower classes." [ 1 ] The term is often applied to privileged individuals who are seen as disconnected from the lived experiences of working class, impoverished, or marginalized people.

  8. Religious censorship - Wikipedia

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    Examples of Muslim censorship: A page from a 15th-century illustrated copy of a book by Al-Bīrūnī, depicting Muhammad at the Farewell Pilgrimage. [15] This image was the subject of a 2008 petition to have it removed from Wikipedia.

  9. Limit situation - Wikipedia

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    James G. Hart wrote that encounters with limit situations unsettle individuals, break them out of their inauthentic identifications, remove them from the social bond, and force them to come alive and find new ways of communicating. [3]