All Outputs (2)

Aligning Spinoza with Descartes: An informed Cartesian account of the truth bias (2016)
Journal Article
Street, C. N. H., & Kingstone, A. (2017). Aligning Spinoza with Descartes: An informed Cartesian account of the truth bias. British Journal of Psychology, 108(3), 453-466. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12210

There is a bias towards believing information is true rather than false. The Spinozan account claims there is an early, automatic bias towards believing. Only afterwards can people engage in an effortful re-evaluation and disbelieve the information.... Read More about Aligning Spinoza with Descartes: An informed Cartesian account of the truth bias.

Can the Unconscious Boost Lie-Detection Accuracy? (2016)
Journal Article
Street, C. N. H., & Vadillo, M. A. (2016). Can the Unconscious Boost Lie-Detection Accuracy?. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 25(4), 246-250. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721416656348

Recently, a variety of methods have been used to show that unconscious processes can boost lie-detection accuracy. This article considers the latest developments in the context of research into unconscious cognition. Unconscious cognition has been un... Read More about Can the Unconscious Boost Lie-Detection Accuracy?.