Stretching the truth: Elastic justification and motivated communication of uncertain information

DOI10.1023/A:1020647814263zbMath1032.91539OpenAlexW3121209342MaRDI QIDQ1866055

Christopher K. Hsee, Maurice E. Schweitzer

Publication date: 3 April 2003

Published in: Journal of Risk and Uncertainty (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1020647814263

zbMATH Keywords

deceptioncommunicating uncertaintyelastic-justificationmotivated communication

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Cognitive psychology (91E10) Signaling and communication in game theory (91A28)

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