The Role of Cognitive Fluency in Confidence and Reality Perception

Increasing the ease of processing information, regardless of its content, leads people to believe it is more real and increases their confidence in it. This ease can be as simple as changing the font contrast of the letters on a page. Cognitive fluency enhances confidence and the sense of reality it conveys, as it influences how the brain accesses and applies information. The brain uses cognitive fluency as a measure of being in touch with reality and entering a flow state.