Universität zu Köln

Unkelbach, Christian ORCID: 0000-0002-3793-6246, Koch, Alex, Silva, Rita R. and Garcia-Marques, Teresa ORCID: 0000-0002-6233-0799 (2019). Truth by Repetition: Explanations and Implications. Curr. Dir. Psychol., 28 (3). 247 - 254. THOUSAND OAKS: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. ISSN 1467-8721

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Abstract

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 management, understanding this effect is highly important. We first review explanations of the effect based on frequency, recognition, familiarity, and coherent references. On the basis of the latter explanation, we discuss the relations of these explanations. We then discuss implications of truth by repetition for the maintenance of false beliefs and ways to change potentially harmful false beliefs (e.g., Vaccination causes autism), illustrating that the truth-by-repetition phenomenon not only is of theoretical interest but also has immediate practical relevance.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Unkelbach, Christian UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-3793-6246 UNSPECIFIED Koch, Alex UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Silva, Rita R. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Garcia-Marques, Teresa UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6233-0799 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-146620
DOI:	10.1177/0963721419827854
Journal or Publication Title:	Curr. Dir. Psychol.
Volume:	28
Number:	3
Page Range:	247 - 254
Date:	2019
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Place of Publication:	THOUSAND OAKS
ISSN:	1467-8721
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Human Sciences Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Psychologie Center of Excellence C-SEB
Subjects:	Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language JUDGMENTS; FLUENCY; STATEMENT Multiple languages Psychology, Multidisciplinary Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/14662