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truth bias

truth bias Truth bias is the common tendency to judge other people’s messages as true rather than deceptive, even in settings where deception is possible.

Truth bias is the common tendency to judge other people’s messages as true rather than deceptive, even in settings where deception is possible. It reflects a greater reluctance to wrongly label a truthful message as a lie than to miss a lie.

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Drafting source: Schindler Simon; Reinhard Marc-André. Increasing skepticism toward potential liars: effects of existential threat on veracity judgments and the moderating role of honesty norm activation. 2015; DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01312; article XML SHA-256 256024cc8e3106590688c4070a8fa6ee95ff7eba3f865c79c6e8e78a891d7708. “Increasing skepticism toward potential liars: effects of existential threat on veracity judgments and the moderating role of honesty norm activation” (10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01312).
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