The social psychology of gullibility : conspiracy theories, fake news and irrational beliefs /: conspiracy theories, fake news and irrational beliefs. (2019)
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- Title:
- The social psychology of gullibility : conspiracy theories, fake news and irrational beliefs /: conspiracy theories, fake news and irrational beliefs. (2019)
- Main Title:
- The social psychology of gullibility : conspiracy theories, fake news and irrational beliefs
- Further Information:
- Note: Edited by Joseph P Forgas, Roy Baumeister.
- Editors:
- Forgas, Joseph P
Baumeister, Roy F - Contents:
- Contents Chapter 1. Homo Credulus: On the social psychology of gullibility . Joseph P. Forgas, University of New South Wales, and Roy F. Baumeister, University of Queensland. Part I. The Nature and Functions of Credulity Chapter 2. The mask of love and sexual gullibility. Roy F. Baumeister (University of Queensland), Jessica A Maxwell, Geoffrey P Thomas (Florida state University), and Kathleen D. Vohs (University of Minnesota). Chapter 3. Gullible but Functional? Information repetition and the formation of beliefs. Christian Unkelbach and Alex Koch, (University of Cologne, Germany). Chapter 4. Belief in Conspiracy Theories: Looking beyond gullibility. Karen Douglas, Sutton, R. M. and Chicoka, A. (University of Kent, UK). Chapter 5. Psychological Science Meets a Gullible Post-Truth World. David Myers (Hope College). Part II. Cognitive processes and gullibility Chapter 6. Towards a Credible Theory of Gullibility. Joachim I. Krueger (Brown University), Claudia Vogrincic-Haselbacher (University of Graz, Austria), Anthony M. Evans (Tilburg University, The Netherlands). Chapter 7. Metacognitive Myopia – Gullibility as a Major Obstacle in the Way of Rational Behavior. Klaus Fiedler (University of Heidelberg, Germany). Chapter 8. The skeptical (ungullible) mindset. Ruth Mayo (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Chapter 9. Comparing is believing: Ease of comparison as a means to induce gullibility. Fritz Strack (University of Würzburg). Part III. Affective and Motivational ProcessesContents Chapter 1. Homo Credulus: On the social psychology of gullibility . Joseph P. Forgas, University of New South Wales, and Roy F. Baumeister, University of Queensland. Part I. The Nature and Functions of Credulity Chapter 2. The mask of love and sexual gullibility. Roy F. Baumeister (University of Queensland), Jessica A Maxwell, Geoffrey P Thomas (Florida state University), and Kathleen D. Vohs (University of Minnesota). Chapter 3. Gullible but Functional? Information repetition and the formation of beliefs. Christian Unkelbach and Alex Koch, (University of Cologne, Germany). Chapter 4. Belief in Conspiracy Theories: Looking beyond gullibility. Karen Douglas, Sutton, R. M. and Chicoka, A. (University of Kent, UK). Chapter 5. Psychological Science Meets a Gullible Post-Truth World. David Myers (Hope College). Part II. Cognitive processes and gullibility Chapter 6. Towards a Credible Theory of Gullibility. Joachim I. Krueger (Brown University), Claudia Vogrincic-Haselbacher (University of Graz, Austria), Anthony M. Evans (Tilburg University, The Netherlands). Chapter 7. Metacognitive Myopia – Gullibility as a Major Obstacle in the Way of Rational Behavior. Klaus Fiedler (University of Heidelberg, Germany). Chapter 8. The skeptical (ungullible) mindset. Ruth Mayo (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Chapter 9. Comparing is believing: Ease of comparison as a means to induce gullibility. Fritz Strack (University of Würzburg). Part III. Affective and Motivational Processes and Gullibility Chapter 10. On The Role of Affect in Gullibility: Can Positive Mood Increase, and Negative Mood Reduce Credulity? Joseph P. Forgas (University of New South Wales). Chapter 11. Gullible or Streetwise: How Does the Self Bias Information Processing? C. Neil Macrae, Juliana L. Olivier, Johanna K. Falbén, Marius Golubickis (University of Aberdeen) Chapter 12. Gullible to Ourselves. David Dunning (University of Michigan). Chapter 13. The smell of suspicion: How the nose curbs gullibility. Norbert Schwarz (University of Southern California) and Spike W. S. Lee (University of Toronto). Part IV. Social and Cultural Aspects of Gullibility Chapter 14. Cultural fluency, mindlessness and gullibility. Daphna Oyserman (University of Southern California). Chapter 15. Scientific Gullibility. Lee Jussim (Rutgers University), Sean T. Stevens (NYU, Stern School of Business), Nathan Honeycutt (Rutgers University), Stephanie M. Anglin (Carnegie Mellon University), and Nicholas Fox (Rutgers University). Chapter 16. Gullibility and the envelope of Legitimacy . Joel Cooper and Joseph J. Avery (Princeton University). Chapter 17. Belief in Conspiracy Theories: Gullibility or Rational Skepticism? Jan-Willem van Prooijen (VU Amsterdam). … (more)
- Edition:
- 1st
- Publisher Details:
- London : Routledge
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Extent:
- 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
- Subjects:
- 155.92
Credulity
Social psychology
Deception -- Psychological aspects - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9780429515620
9780429512193
9780429519055
9780429203787 - Related ISBNs:
- 9780367190149
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