Imagine that you are a participant in a study on math skills, and after several trials, the experimenter gives you feedback that you are a "wizard" at math and score better than the average student. You are then asked to complete a few more math problems. At the end of the study, the experimenter tells you that the feedback was bogus and your performance was average and around the same level as everyone else who has participated in the study. Despite this, you are still convinced that you were better at math than other participants. In this example, you would be engaging in

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The participant is demonstrating belief perseverance, which is the tendency to maintain one's beliefs even after they have been discredited or proven false. The participant's initial belief in being a "wizard" at math was not supported by the experimenter's feedback, but they continue to hold onto this belief despite contradictory evidence.

Imagine That You Are a Participant in a Study on Math