IBAVI Purpose

The purpose of the IBAVI is to demonstrate that human beliefs and values are:

  1. central mediating processes for behavior at individual and societal levels, but they may or may not be "known" (i.e., may be implicit or non-conscious), and are not necessarily logically grounded;
  2. determined by an individual's history, larger culture, and unique Zeitgeist, inculcated over time, and may or may not transcend (i.e., may be relative to) a specific time and place;
  3. acquired and maintained via complex interactions among developmental, affective, and attributional processes; and
  4. inextricably and ultimately linked to the actions, policies, and practices of individuals, groups, organizations, governments, and societies.