Memory

When a familiar headline seems accurate, the key issue isn’t gullibility—it is whether repetition is shaping familiarity while deliberation gets a chance to correct belief

You read a headline, glance away, then trust it a little more when it appears again. Memory Relational Headlines brings two findings together: familiar ...

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People who identify a face quickly are not automatically right — fast choices can make confidence more informative, while slower decisions weaken what certainty can tell you

You are trying to decide whether a witness memory can guide a face choice. Eyewitness memory can hold useful information, yet confidence alone cannot ...

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