The Epistemic Status of Processing Fluency as Source for Judgments of Truth.

Review of Philosophy and Psychology
Rolf Reber, Christian Unkelbach

Abstract

This article combines findings from cognitive psychology on the role of processing fluency in truth judgments with epistemological theory on justification of belief. We first review evidence that repeated exposure to a statement increases the subjective ease with which that statement is processed. This increased processing fluency, in turn, increases the probability that the statement is judged to be true. The basic question discussed here is whether the use of processing fluency as a cue to truth is epistemically justified. In the present analysis, based on Bayes' Theorem, we adopt the reliable-process account of justification presented by Goldman (1986) and show that fluency is a reliable cue to truth, under the assumption that the majority of statements one has been exposed to are true. In the final section, we broaden the scope of this analysis and discuss how processing fluency as a potentially universal cue to judged truth may contribute to cultural differences in commonsense beliefs.

References

Sep 17, 1999·Consciousness and Cognition·R Reber, N Schwarz
Nov 23, 2000·Psychological Review·K C KlauerB Naumer
Mar 7, 2001·Psychological Science·M S McGlone, J Tofighbakhsh
Feb 28, 2002·Psychological Review·Daniel G Goldstein, Gerd Gigerenzer
Jul 1, 1959·Journal of Experimental Psychology·J DEESE
Sep 28, 2004·Psychological Science·Melissa A KoenigPaul L Harris
Dec 8, 2004·Personality and Social Psychology Review : an Official Journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc·Rolf ReberPiotr Winkielman
May 21, 2005·Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience·Jason P MitchellDaniel L Schacter
Nov 3, 2005·Psychological Review·Ido Erev, Greg Barron
Dec 16, 2005·Nature·Jim Giles
Jan 5, 2007·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition·Christian Unkelbach
Mar 8, 2008·Memory & Cognition·Bran P Kurilla, Deanne L Westerman
Nov 5, 2008·Consciousness and Cognition·Christian Unkelbach, Christoph Stahl
Dec 22, 2009·Personality and Social Psychology Review : an Official Journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc·Alice DechêneMichaela Wänke

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jan 15, 2016·Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience·Wei-Chun WangRoberto Cabeza
Oct 15, 2010·Consciousness and Cognition·Christian UnkelbachChristoph Stahl
Sep 22, 2012·Consciousness and Cognition·Asher Koriat, Shiri Adiv
Sep 17, 2013·Acta Psychologica·André MataJoana Reis
Dec 30, 2014·Frontiers in Psychology·Stéphane BernardFabrice Clément
Jul 29, 2016·Frontiers in Psychology·Hande SungurGuido M van Koningsbruggen
Oct 5, 2017·Personality and Social Psychology Review : an Official Journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc·Toni Schmader, Constantine Sedikides
Apr 27, 2013·The Behavioral and Brain Sciences·Nicolas J Bullot, Rolf Reber
Jun 20, 2016·Psychological Research·Lena Nadarevic, André Aßfalg
Oct 27, 2020·Psychonomic Bulletin & Review·Martin SchnuerchJeffrey N Rouder
Nov 6, 2020·Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications·Dustin P Calvillo, Thomas J Smelter
Nov 24, 2019·Cognition·Ruben E LaukkonenJonathan W Schooler
May 18, 2021·Frontiers in Psychology·Corina Strößner
Jul 16, 2021·Perspectives on Psychological Science : a Journal of the Association for Psychological Science·Cédric BataillerBertram Gawronski

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Methods Mentioned

BETA
chips

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
Christian Unkelbach
Personality and Social Psychology Review : an Official Journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc
Alice DechêneMichaela Wänke
Personality and Social Psychology Review : an Official Journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc
Rainer GreifenederMichel Tuan Pham
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved