🪄Illusory Truth Effect
Creation and development process of Illusory Truth Effect Ontology
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Give me a definition of "Illusory truth effect".
The illusory truth effect is a cognitive bias where people are more likely to believe that statements are true if they have heard them before, regardless of their actual veracity. This effect demonstrates how repetition can lead to increased belief in a statement, even if it is false or lacking in evidence. Essentially, familiarity breeds credibility in the minds of individuals, influencing their perception of truth.
Give me 10 example scenarios of illusory truth effect
Sure, here are ten examples of the illusory truth effect in various scenarios:
Advertising: Repeated exposure to a commercial or slogan can make consumers more likely to believe the claims made in the advertisement, even if they are exaggerated or misleading.
Political propaganda: Politicians often repeat certain talking points or claims during their campaigns. Over time, voters may start to accept these statements as true simply because they have heard them repeatedly.
Urban legends: False rumors or urban legends that circulate widely can become accepted as truth by many people simply due to their frequent repetition, despite lacking credible evidence.
Social media misinformation: Misinformation spreads rapidly on social media platforms. People may come to believe false information if they see it repeatedly shared by friends or influencers in their network.
Personal beliefs: If an individual repeatedly tells themselves a certain belief or affirmation, they may eventually come to accept it as true, even if there is little or no evidence to support it.
Rumors in workplaces or communities: Rumors or gossip that are repeatedly circulated within a workplace or community can become ingrained in people's minds as truth, leading to misunderstandings or conflicts.
Historical myths: Certain historical myths or misconceptions may persist over time due to their repeated mention in textbooks, media, or cultural narratives, despite being debunked by historians or scholars.
Media bias: Biased reporting or selective presentation of information in the media can influence public opinion over time, as people are repeatedly exposed to a particular viewpoint or narrative.
Product reviews: Seeing the same positive or negative reviews of a product multiple times may influence someone's perception of its quality, even if they haven't personally tried it or conducted thorough research.
Family folklore: Stories or anecdotes passed down through generations within a family may be accepted as true simply because they have been retold so many times, even if there is no concrete evidence to support them.
Consider the scenario "Personal beliefs" and give me a small user story from it.
User Story: Sarah's Self-Improvement Journey
As Sarah embarked on her journey of self-improvement, she decided to incorporate daily affirmations into her routine. Each morning, she stood in front of the mirror, repeating phrases like "I am confident and capable" and "I am worthy of success and happiness." Initially, Sarah felt a bit skeptical about the effectiveness of these affirmations, but she persisted, reminding herself of their importance.
Over time, Sarah noticed subtle changes in her mindset. She felt more confident in her abilities at work, approaching tasks with a newfound sense of assurance. Additionally, she found herself navigating social situations with greater ease, feeling less self-conscious and more at ease with herself.
As the weeks passed, Sarah's affirmations became ingrained in her daily routine. The words she once questioned began to feel more truthful with each repetition. Eventually, Sarah realized that she had internalized these affirmations to such an extent that they had become an integral part of her belief system. The illusory truth effect had subtly shaped her perception of herself, fostering a more positive and self-assured outlook on life.
If you should make an ontology of the "Illusory truth effect", what classes and properties would you create?
Creating an ontology for the Illusory Truth Effect involves defining classes to represent different concepts related to this cognitive bias and properties to establish relationships between them. Here's a basic outline:
Classes:
Statement: Represents a claim or assertion made, which may be true or false.
Subject: Represents the entity or topic to which a statement pertains.
Source: Represents the origin or medium through which a statement is communicated (e.g., media, person, advertisement).
Perception: Represents the cognitive process through which individuals interpret and evaluate statements.
Bias: Represents the tendency of individuals to lean towards believing repeated statements, irrespective of their truthfulness.
Context: Represents the circumstances or environment in which statements are encountered or repeated.
Properties:
hasContent: Relates a Statement to its textual or verbal content.
pertainsTo: Relates a Statement to the Subject it addresses.
communicatedThrough: Relates a Statement to the Source through which it is communicated.
influencesPerception: Relates a Source to the Perception it may induce in individuals.
affectedByBias: Relates a Perception to the Bias that may influence it.
encounteredIn: Relates a Statement to the Context in which it is encountered or repeated.
repeats: Relates one Statement to another Statement that is a repetition of it.
isTrue: Relates a Statement to its truth value (true or false).
This ontology structure provides a framework for understanding the Illusory Truth Effect by capturing the relationships between statements, subjects, sources, perceptions, biases, and contexts, as well as properties defining these entities. It can facilitate the organization, analysis, and exploration of data and knowledge related to this cognitive bias.
Competency Questions
Who is practicing daily affirmations?
What effect does telling affirmations daily have on Sarah?
Classes and Properties We Have Used
Our Classes:
BeliefFormation: The process through which individuals develop and maintain their beliefs over time.
Medium: Represents the medium through which a statement is communicated.
IllusoryTruthEffect: Subclass of Bias, specifically representing Illusory Truth Effect.
Repetition: The cognitive process of repeated exposure to information, stimuli, or experiences.
CognitiveBias: Represents the overarching concept of cognitive biases.
BiasedAgent: Represents an entity that experiences the bias.
Our Properties:
isAffectedBy: Describes the relationship between a cognitive bias and an individual on the base of influence.
receives: Denotes the entity or entities that receive the effects, consequences, or outcomes associated.
disseminates: Signifies the spread or transmission of information.
leadsTo: Describes the relationship between the a Class and the outcome it leads to.
Chosen Framester Frames
This frame contains general words for Individuals, i.e. humans. The Person is conceived of as independent of other specific individuals with whom they have relationships and independent of their participation in any particular activity. They may have an Age, Descriptor, Origin, Persistent_characteristic, or Ethnicity. A man from Phoenix was shot yesterday. She gave birth to a screaming baby yesterday. I study 16-year-old female adolescents. I am dating an African-American man. She comforted the terrified child. I always thought of him as a stupid man.
A Cognizer knows or comes to know some piece of Information about a Topic. In this frame, many LUs encode a specific Means_of_Gathering and/or Source, but these may also be expressed separately. Also, the big problem is that our intel about WMD's has many times been wrong. Anyone got the straight dope on this? Get the inside scoop on sprint football player Austin Wilson. CNI I know him pretty well and I have a lot of dirt on him so I can always hold him over a barrel. What's the info about the new scanner chip?
Used Content ODPs
To model dynamic situations, tracking agents and actions they produce, events that are results of some action(s), and consequences as new actions, i.e. reactions.
Other ontologies used
dbpedia-owl:uses
rdfs:subClassOf : The subject is a subclass of a class.
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