Metacognitive experiences as information: Processing fluency in consumer judgment and decision making

N Schwarz, M Jalbert, T Noah… - Consumer Psychology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

The illusory truth effect: A review of how repetition increases belief in misinformation

J Udry, SJ Barber - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2023 - Elsevier
Repetition increases belief in information, a phenomenon known as the illusory truth effect.
In laboratory experiments, the illusory truth effect has often been examined using general …

Truth by repetition: Explanations and implications

C Unkelbach, A Koch, RR Silva… - Current directions in …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
People believe repeated information more than novel information; they show a repetition-
induced truth effect. In a world of “alternative facts,”“fake news,” and strategic information …

Perceived truth of statements and simulated social media postings: An experimental investigation of source credibility, repeated exposure, and presentation format

L Nadarevic, R Reber, AJ Helmecke, D Köse - … Research: Principles and …, 2020 - Springer
To better understand the spread of fake news in the Internet age, it is important to uncover
the variables that influence the perceived truth of information. Although previous research …

Only half of what i'll tell you is true: Expecting to encounter falsehoods reduces illusory truth

M Jalbert, E Newman, N Schwarz - Journal of Applied Research in Memory …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

The social Psychology of gullibility

J Forgas, R Baumeister - Conspiracy Theories, Fake News …, 2019 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Gullibility as a scientific concept does not currently feature prominently in social psychology
research, and one would search in vain the subject indexes of many social psychology …

Is Earth a perfect square? Repetition increases the perceived truth of highly implausible statements

D Lacassagne, J Béna, O Corneille - Cognition, 2022 - Elsevier
A single exposure to statements is typically enough to increase their perceived truth. This
Truth-by-Repetition (TBR) effect has long been assumed to occur only with statements …

Truth is in the mind, but beauty is in the eye: Fluency effects are moderated by a match between fluency source and judgment dimension.

T Vogel, RR Silva, A Thomas… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
The eminent role of processing fluency in judgment and decision-making is undisputed. Not
only is fluency affected by sources as diverse as stimulus repetition or visual clarity, but it …

Make it short and easy: Username complexity determines trustworthiness above and beyond objective reputation

RR Silva, N Chrobot, E Newman, N Schwarz… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Can the mere name of a seller determine his trustworthiness in the eye of the consumer? In
10 studies (total N= 608) we explored username complexity and trustworthiness of eBay …

The effect of repetition on truth judgments across development

LK Fazio, CL Sherry - Psychological Science, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
According to numerous research studies, when adults hear a statement twice, they are more
likely to think it is true compared with when they have heard it only once. Multiple theoretical …