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De keersmaecker, Jonas, Dunning, David, Pennycook, Gordon ORCID: 0000-0003-1344-6143, Rand, David G., Sanchez, Carmen ORCID: 0000-0002-8012-1851, Unkelbach, Christian ORCID: 0000-0002-3793-6246 and Roets, Arne ORCID: 0000-0001-5814-1189 (2020). Investigating the Robustness of the Illusory Truth Effect Across Individual Differences in Cognitive Ability, Need for Cognitive Closure, and Cognitive Style. Pers. Soc. Psychol. Bull., 46 (2). 204 - 216. THOUSAND OAKS: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. ISSN 1552-7433

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Abstract

People are more inclined to believe that information is true if they have encountered it before. Little is known about whether this illusory truth effect is influenced by individual differences in cognition. In seven studies (combined N = 2,196), using both trivia statements (Studies 1-6) and partisan news headlines (Study 7), we investigate moderation by three factors that have been shown to play a critical role in epistemic processes: cognitive ability (Studies 1, 2, 5), need for cognitive closure (Study 1), and cognitive style, that is, reliance on intuitive versus analytic thinking (Studies 1, 3-7). All studies showed a significant illusory truth effect, but there was no evidence for moderation by any of the cognitive measures across studies. These results indicate that the illusory truth effect is robust to individual differences in cognitive ability, need for cognitive closure, and cognitive style.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code De keersmaecker, Jonas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Dunning, David UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pennycook, Gordon UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1344-6143 UNSPECIFIED Rand, David G. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Sanchez, Carmen UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-8012-1851 UNSPECIFIED Unkelbach, Christian UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-3793-6246 UNSPECIFIED Roets, Arne UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-5814-1189 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-347850
DOI:	10.1177/0146167219853844
Journal or Publication Title:	Pers. Soc. Psychol. Bull.
Volume:	46
Number:	2
Page Range:	204 - 216
Date:	2020
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Place of Publication:	THOUSAND OAKS
ISSN:	1552-7433
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Human Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Psychologie
Subjects:	Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language FLUENCY; INFORMATION; REFLECTION; JUDGMENTS; VALIDATION; FREQUENCY; STATEMENT; KNOWLEDGE; FORM Multiple languages Psychology, Social Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/34785