True Belief

A true belief is a belief that refers to a true proposition.

• Context:
  • It can correctly model some underlying concept.
  • It can be consistent with Reality.
  • ...
• Example(s):
  • Person("R2D2") ⇒ False. (A Unary Relation Ground Fact).
  • GreaterThan(1,2) ⇒ True (A Binary Relation Ground Fact)
  • OPL("E.Coli", "ExbB", "cytoplasmic membrane") ⇒ True (An N-ary Relation Ground Fact).
  • a Justified True Belief.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a False Belief.
• See: Counter Factual, True Prediction, Semantic Relation.

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References

1999

• (Reber & Schwarz, 1999) ⇒ Rolf Reber, and Norbert Schwarz. (1999). “Effects of Perceptual Fluency on Judgments of Truth.” In: Consciousness and cognition, 8(3).
  • QUOTE: Statements of the form "Osorno is in Chile" were presented in colors that made them easy or difficult to read against a white background and participants judged the truth of the statement. Moderately visible statements were judged as true at chance level, whereas highly visible statements were judged as true significantly above chance level. We conclude that perceptual fluency affects judgments of truth.

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