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Why we get conned and how to avoid it, with Daniel Simons, PhD, and Christopher Chabris, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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How to Avoid Being Taken in by Scammers, Con Artists and Other Liars

New book explores how scammers, con artists and other liars fool us. Author: "We tend to think that only the most gullible among us can be deceived" Dr. Shabri says truth bias is a precondition for being taken in by any kind of scam or fraud. Other cognitive habits we have can get us into further trouble, they say.

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