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Autor/inn/en | Derksen, Daniel G.; Giroux, Megan E.; Newman, Eryn J.; Bernstein, Daniel M. |
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Titel | Stable Truthiness Effect across the Lifespan |
Quelle | In: Developmental Psychology, 58 (2022) 5, S.913-922 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Derksen, Daniel G.) ORCID (Giroux, Megan E.) ORCID (Newman, Eryn J.) ORCID (Bernstein, Daniel M.) |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0012-1649 |
DOI | 10.1037/dev0001334 |
Schlagwörter | Credibility; Semantics; Evaluative Thinking; Age Groups; Age Differences; Science Teaching Centers; Cognitive Processes; Children; Adolescents; Adults; Foreign Countries; Canada |
Abstract | When semantically-related photos appear with true-or-false trivia claims, people more often rate the claims as true compared to when photos are absent--"truthiness." This occurs even when the photos lack information useful for assessing veracity. We tested whether truthiness changed in magnitude as a function of participants' age in a diverse sample using materials appropriate for all ages. We tested participants (N = 414; Age range = 3-87 years) in two culturally diverse environments: a community science center (First language: English (61.4%); Mandarin/Cantonese (11.6%); Spanish (6%), other (21%); ethnicity: unreported) and a psychology lab (First language: English (64.4%); Punjabi (9.8%); Mandarin/Cantonese (7.4%); other (18.4%); ethnicity: Caucasian (38%); South Asian (30.7%); Asian (22.7%); other/unreported (8.6%). Participants rated trivia claims as true or false. Half the claims appeared with a semantically related photo, and half appeared without a photo. Results showed that participants of all ages more often rated claims as true when claims appeared with a photo; however, this truthiness effect was stable across the lifespan. If truthiness age differences exist, they are likely negligible in the general population. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2024/1/01 |