The challenge of debunking myths

From politics to the market place and work place, people often endorse beliefs that lack factual support. Worse, misinformation is notoriously difficult to correct and correction efforts may even backfire. In most cases, people rely on a subset of five criteria in evaluating truth: Is it compatible with other things I believe? Is it internally consistent? Does it tell a plausible story? Does it...

Room: 
5101
Event Type: 
Colloquium
Location: 
Tolman Hall
Date: 
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Time: 
12:10:00
Event Sponsor: 
Personality and Social Research, Institute of
Event Speakers: 
Norbert Schwarz