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SUMMARY:Not born Yesterday: Why humans are less gullible than we think - D
 r Hugo Mercier (Jean Nicod Institute\, CNRS)
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CONTACT:David Young
DESCRIPTION:It is often thought that humans are gullible\, easily manipula
 ted by demagogues\, advertisers\, and politicians. I will argue that the o
 pposite is true: humans are equipped with a set of psychological mechanism
 s that allow them to properly evaluate communicated information\, and to r
 eject information that is false or harmful. I will rely on experimental ps
 ychology data\, as well as studies showing the failures of mass persuasion
 \, from Nazi propaganda to American presidential campaigns. I will also su
 ggest that\, with the right argument\, people can be persuaded to acquire 
 more accurate beliefs.\n\n*Please note the earlier-than-usual start time o
 f 3pm*\n\nClick-through for the Zoom link: https://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/s
 tudy/current-postgraduates/spss-joining-details
LOCATION:via zoom 
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