Why Do We Believe Lies Even After They Are Proven Wrong?

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Why Do We Believe Lies Even After They Are Proven Wrong?

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09-23-2012, 08:30 AM	#1
NewsBot News Gatherer Community Support Team Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 38,657 My Mood:	Why Do We Believe Lies Even After They Are Proven Wrong? (Psych Central News) Why does some misinformation “stick” in the public consciousness? Researchers at The University of Western Australia — who noted several instances of misinformation, such as childhood vaccines cause autism, global warming is a hoax, or President Barack Obama was not born in the United States — say that rejecting information requires more cognitive effort than [...] Read the full article... From Psych Central News.

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