Judging truth
Deceptive claims surround us, embedded in fake news, advertisements, political
propaganda, and rumors. How do people know what to believe? Truth judgments reflect …
propaganda, and rumors. How do people know what to believe? Truth judgments reflect …
Metacognitive experiences as information: Processing fluency in consumer judgment and decision making
Abstract Thinking is accompanied by metacognitive experiences of ease or difficulty. People
draw on these experiences as a source of information that can complement or challenge the …
draw on these experiences as a source of information that can complement or challenge the …
Making the truth stick & the myths fade: Lessons from cognitive psychology
Erroneous beliefs are difficult to correct. Worse, popular correction strategies, such as the
myth-versus-fact article format, may backfire because they subtly reinforce the myths through …
myth-versus-fact article format, may backfire because they subtly reinforce the myths through …
The psychology of framing: How everyday language shapes the way we think, feel, and act
When we use language to communicate, we must choose what to say, what not to say, and
how to say it. That is, we must decide how to frame the message. These linguistic choices …
how to say it. That is, we must decide how to frame the message. These linguistic choices …
[PDF][PDF] When (fake) news feels true: Intuitions of truth and the acceptance and correction of misinformation
An analysis of 2.8 million episodes of news sharing on Twitter found that 59% of the news
items were shared without having been opened (Gabielkov, Ramachandran, Chaintreau, & …
items were shared without having been opened (Gabielkov, Ramachandran, Chaintreau, & …
Only half of what i'll tell you is true: Expecting to encounter falsehoods reduces illusory truth
Information is judged as more true when it has been seen or heard repeatedly than when it
is new. This illusory truth effect has important consequences in the real world, where we are …
is new. This illusory truth effect has important consequences in the real world, where we are …
[BOOK][B] The emerging risk of virtual societal warfare: Social manipulation in a changing information environment
MJ Mazarr, RM Bauer, A Casey, SA Heintz… - 2019 - apps.dtic.mil
The year 2016 and beyond saw an explosion of interest in issues of disinformation,
propaganda, information manipulation and fakery, fake news, Truth Decay, and related …
propaganda, information manipulation and fakery, fake news, Truth Decay, and related …
[HTML][HTML] Autistic adults may be erroneously perceived as deceptive and lacking credibility
We hypothesized that autistic adults may be erroneously judged as deceptive or lacking
credibility due to demonstrating unexpected and atypical behaviors. Thirty autistic and 29 …
credibility due to demonstrating unexpected and atypical behaviors. Thirty autistic and 29 …
Sound and credibility in the virtual court: Low audio quality leads to less favorable evaluations of witnesses and lower weighting of evidence.
Objectives: Recent virtual court proceedings have seen a range of technological challenges,
producing not only trial interruptions but also cognitive interruptions in processing evidence …
producing not only trial interruptions but also cognitive interruptions in processing evidence …
Reception and willingness to share pseudo‐profound bullshit and their relation to other epistemically suspect beliefs and cognitive ability in Slovakia and Romania
V Čavojová, EC Secară, M Jurkovič… - Applied Cognitive …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Propensity to judge randomly generated, syntactically correct (ie, bullshit) statements as
profound is associated with a variety of conceptually relevant variables (eg, intuitive …
profound is associated with a variety of conceptually relevant variables (eg, intuitive …