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False Beliefs Our preconceptions strongly influence how we interpret and remember events. The power of the first impression always gives us insight on how we view a person. False beliefs occur because of many reasons. Humans misperceive correlation between two people and they assume that all people under the same category are the same. Confirmation bias, overestimates our beliefs. Our preconceptions control our interpretations, and we have a self-fulfilling prophecy that makes us think of …

…by leading us to past information and experiences. Our brain is stimulated by something we hear or know and it makes us remember a past event, or a friend, or a bias we have on something. Our perceptions of reality can create errors in our mind limiting up to the fulfillment of knowledge. Our false beliefs can conclude us to not getting rid of our prejudices and not letting us be open minded. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**