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- Title
The Role of Valence Matching in the Truth-by-Repetition Effect.
- Authors
Béna, Jérémy; Mierop, Adrien; Bancu, Douglas; Unkelbach, Christian; Corneille, Olivier
- Abstract
People judge repeated information as truer than new information, a "truth-by-repetition" effect. Because repetition increases processing fluency, which is assumed to elicit positive affect, participants may match their positive experience associated with repeated information with a positive ("true") rather than negative ("false") response. We tested this valence-matching hypothesis in a preregistered experiment by manipulating the affective congruency of the response format. Specifically, in the congruent condition, participants had to select a positive (negative) picture to respond "true" ("false"). In the incongruent condition, we reversed these associations. In line with the valence matching hypothesis, the truth-by-repetition effect was larger in the congruent than incongruent condition. However, the effect was small, and Bayesian analyses were inconclusive. In addition, the truth-by-repetition effect was significant in both response format conditions. The results suggest a possible contribution of a valence matching process to the truth-by-repetition effect, but one that does not challenge extant models.
- Subjects
ILLUSORY truth effect; AFFECT (Psychology); BAYESIAN analysis; CONDITIONED response
- Publication
Social Cognition, 2023, Vol 41, Issue 2, p193
- ISSN
0278-016X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1521/soco.2023.41.2.193