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Novel Moderators of the Reception and Detection of Pseudo-Profound Bullshit

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  • Emma Neybert

    (UC - University of Cincinnati)

  • Donald R Gaffney

    (UC - University of Cincinnati)

  • Liang Shen

    (UC - University of Cincinnati)

  • Stephanie Flout

    (Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School, OSU - The Ohio State University [Columbus])

  • Maxwell Richards

    (UC - University of Cincinnati)

  • Frank Kardes

    (UC - University of Cincinnati)

  • Sarah Elizabeth Perry

    (UC - University of Cincinnati)

  • Zoey Phelps

Abstract

One's general acceptance of weak claims appears to drive one's belief in bullshit (Pennycook and Rand 2020). Therefore, we posit greater self-esteem and/or lower self-monitoring, should lead to greater likelihood of bullshit receptivity due to one's decreased need to look to others for validation.

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  • Emma Neybert & Donald R Gaffney & Liang Shen & Stephanie Flout & Maxwell Richards & Frank Kardes & Sarah Elizabeth Perry & Zoey Phelps, 2020. "Novel Moderators of the Reception and Detection of Pseudo-Profound Bullshit," Post-Print hal-05385269, HAL.
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    1. Pennycook, Gordon & Allan Cheyne, James & Barr, Nathaniel & Koehler, Derek J. & Fugelsang, Jonathan A., 2015. "On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit," Judgment and Decision Making, Cambridge University Press, vol. 10(6), pages 549-563, November.
    2. Gordon Pennycook & James Allan Cheyne & Nathaniel Barr & Derek J. Koehler & Jonathan A. Fugelsang, 2015. "On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit," Judgment and Decision Making, Society for Judgment and Decision Making, vol. 10(6), pages 549-563, November.
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