Hoax springs eternal the psychology of cognitive deception

Machine generated contents note: 1. The tangled web; 2. Case one: the Cross of King Arthur; 3. Case two: Drake's Plate of Brass; 4. The psychology of deception; 5. Case three: the Kensington Runestone; 6. Case four: the Vinland Map; 7. Deciding on deception; 8. Case five: the Piltdown Man; 9. C...

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1. Verfasser:	Hancock, Peter A. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:	eng
Veröffentlicht:	New York, NY Cambridge Univ. Press 2015
Schlagworte:	Cognitive psychology > Hoaxes > Deception > PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology > Case studies > Kognitive Psychologie > Täuschung
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Zusammenfassung:	Machine generated contents note: 1. The tangled web; 2. Case one: the Cross of King Arthur; 3. Case two: Drake's Plate of Brass; 4. The psychology of deception; 5. Case three: the Kensington Runestone; 6. Case four: the Vinland Map; 7. Deciding on deception; 8. Case five: the Piltdown Man; 9. Case six: the Shroud of Turin; 10. Deception redux; 11. Summary: hoax springs eternal. "Unlike sleights of hand, which fool the senses, sleights of mind challenge cognition. This book defines and explains cognitive deception and explores six prominent potential historical instances of it: the Cross of King Arthur, Drake's Plate of Brass, the Kensington Runestone, the Vinland Map, the Piltdown Man, and the Shroud of Turin. In spite of evidence contradicting their alleged origins, their stories continue to persuade many of their authenticity. Peter Hancock uses these purported hoaxes as case studies to develop and demonstrate fundamental principles of cognitive psychology. By dissecting each ostensible artifact, he illustrates how hoaxes can deceive us and offers us defenses against them. This book further examines how and why we allow others to deceive us and how and why we even deceive ourselves at times. Accessible to beginner and expert alike, Hoax Springs Eternal provides an essential interdisciplinary guide to cognitive deception"--
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	XX, 254 S. Ill.
ISBN:	9781107071681 978-1-107-07168-1 9781107417687 978-1-107-41768-7