APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
The Truth-Bias Is Not Moderated By Cognitive Load but It Is Moderated By Financial Incentives
- Myrto Pantazi
Oxford University - Olivier Klein
Université Libre de Bruxelles - Mikhail Kissine
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Abstract
In two experiments, we tested whether cognitive load increased participants’ tendency to believe explicitly false. We found that participants were inclined to believe explicitly false statements regardless of cognitive load. In a third experiment, we tested and confirmed the hypothesis that this truth-bias is moderated by financial incentives.
Social Cognition
