[CaBSSem] Cognition & Brain Sciences Seminar: Fri Jan 12, Bennett King Nyberg (UVic)

[Jordana Wynn]

The Cognition and Brain Science Seminar (CaBSSem) returns this Friday at 3:00pm in the Psychology Reading Room (Cornett A228) featuring graduate student, Bennett King Nyberg (UVic) speaking on "A Two-Phase Procedure to Investigate the ‘Photo Truthiness’ Effect" (abstract below).

Many attend FTF, but we also livestream sessions at

https://uvic.zoom.us/j/81257812980?pwd=VndFY3hueDA2cWl0SXljK0ZSYVhxdz09

For students/faculty at UVic, best practice is to launch the Zoom app and then click "Sign in with SSO" so that you access the call from the UVic Zoom.

Schedule at https://www.wynnlab.org/cabssem

Hope to see you Friday!


A Two-Phase Procedure to Investigate the ‘Photo Truthiness’ Effect

In previous studies, presenting related but non-probative photos alongside obscure claims increased participants’ rated belief in the claims. This “photo truthiness” effect is replicable, but it is very small. We used a two-phase procedure designed to make the source of the truthiness effect less salient by separating exposure to photos from truth judgments. We thought that might increase the size of the effect (i.e., via a sleeper effect). Participants were shown claims with and without related photos. Later, they judged the truth of the claims. Results were compared to the standard one-phase procedure. The results of the experiments, as well as a future experiment, will be discussed.



Jordana Wynn, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Victoria

Pronouns: She/ Her

I acknowledge and respect the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territory the university stands and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.
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