We constantly read that we live in a “post-truth” era.
As lies and “fake news” flourish, citizens appear not only to believe misinformation, but also to condone/accept misinformation they do not believe.
Dr. Effron’s research shows three psychological factors that encourage people to condone misinformation: partisanship, imagination, and repetition.
Each factor relates to a hallmark of “post-truth” society: political polarization, leaders who push “alterative facts,” and technology that amplifies disinformation.
A central concern with this post-truth era is that not only people believe and spread misinformation- but when they recognize it as false, they continue to
spread lies, and give it a moral pass.
The question is: Why We Excuse Dishonesty in a Post-Truth World?
PROF. EFFRON’S TALK WILL FOCUS ON:
Dr. Effron will talk about how can we get people, the media and our society to recognize and condemn such behaviour and make interventions aimed at reducing the spread of misinformation
Daniel Effron
Daniel Effron earned a Ph.D. in social psychology from Stanford University, and a B.A. in psychology from Yale University (magna cum laude). He taught at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and was a fellow of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University.
His research examines the psychological processes that allow people to act unethically without feeling unethical. He also researches how people form judgments of others’ wrongdoing. His work has appeared in such scholarly publications as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Journal of Consumer Research.
He is frequently featured and quoted in popular media outlets as the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, and BBC News.
THIS LCI EVENT IS PRESENTED WITHIN THE CYPRUS FORUM
