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Epistemic trust and unchanging personal narratives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 May 2023

Chloe Campbell Open the ORCID record for Chloe Campbell [Opens in a new window]  and
Peter Fonagy Open the ORCID record for Peter Fonagy [Opens in a new window]
Chloe Campbell
Affiliation:
Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London WC1E 7HB, UK c.campbell@ucl.ac.uk https://www.ucl.ac.uk/psychoanalysis/people/chloe-campbell
Peter Fonagy
Affiliation:
Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London WC1H 0AP, UK. p.fonagy@ucl.ac.uk https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/people/peter-fonagy
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Abstract

Focusing on imagination and the social context in the generation of conviction narratives, we propose that these elements are dynamically related to one another, and crucially that it is the nature of this relationship that determines individuals' level of epistemic openness and capacity to respond adaptively to update their narratives in a way that increases the possibility of more successful decision-making.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e87
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