Duped : Truth-Default Theory and the Social Science of Lying and Deception /

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A scrupulous account that overturns many commonplace notions about how we can best detect lies and falsehoods. Across a host of issues such as the advent of fake news, climate-science denial, and Bernie Madoff's appeal to investors, people can be astonishingly gullible. Some people appear authe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levine, Timothy R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Truthfulness and falsehood.
Deception > Social aspects.
Mensonge.
Tromperie > Aspect social.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • List of studies and experiments
  • The social science of deception. The science of deception ; Cues ; Deception detection accuracy ; Rivals ; Critiquing the rivals
  • Truth-default theory. Truth-default theory summarized ; Defining deception (beyond BFLs and conscious intent) ; Information manipulation (Beyond BFLs and conscious intent, part 2) ; Prevalence ; Deception motives ; Truth-bias and truth-default ; The veracity effect and truth-lie base-rates ; Explaining slightly-better-than-chance accuracy ; Improving accuracy ; The TDT perspective.

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