Annals of gullibility why we get duped and how to avoid it /
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Westport, Conn. :
Praeger Publishers,
2009.
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Table of Contents:
- Foreward / by Donald S. Connery
- Introduction
- Why a book about gullibility?
- What is gullibility?
- Gullibility as a form of "foolish action"
- Developmental factors in gullibility and its diminution
- Is gullibility unique to humans?
- Gullibility in literature and folk tales
- Pinocchio was one gullible puppet
- Dangerous gullibility: Red Riding Hood and the Pied Piper
- Emperor's new clothes and the power of group modeling
- Mark Twain, chronicler of a credulous age
- Was Gulliver gullible?
- Gullibility as a theme for Herman Melville
- Othello and other Shakespearean dupes
- Gullibility in religion
- Samson and other Bible stories
- Belief in God and supernatural phenomena
- Satan as a manipulator of the gullible
- Believers in end-of-the world predictions
- The gullibility of those who believe in mediums
- Gullibility in anti-semitism
- Christian Science as a magnet for gullibles
- Gullibility in war and politics
- The Trojan Horse and military deception
- Groupthink in the planning of the Vietnam war
- Gullibility in the buildup to the Second Iraq War
- Gullibility on the political right
- Gullibility on the political left
- Many people who accept conspiracy theories are gullible
- Suicide bombers are super gullible
- Spin doctoring and believing semi-lies
- Gullibility in criminal justice
- Gullibility among murder accomplices
- A trial as a test of a jury's gullibility
- Gullibility of lawyers
- Gullibility of crime scare stories
- Gullibile application of redemptive and mental health notions
- Gullibility in the interrogation situation
- Gullibility of child witnesses
- Gullibility in science and academia
- The sokal hoax has exposed the gullibility of scholars
- Gullibility in he art world
- Cold fusion as an example of scientific gullibility
- Academic hiring decisions
- Gullibility among psychotherapists and their clients
- Alternative health practices
- Rasputin and facilitated communication
- Gullibility in vulnerable populations
- False confessions in people with brain damage
- Social vulnerability of young people
- Frail elderly and people with Alzheimer's
- People with intellectual disability
- Gullible crime victims
- Sexual exploitation of people with disabilities
- Gullibility in finance and relationships
- Choice of entertainment and vacation purchases
- Inheritance scams
- Tulipmania and other investment bubbles
- Believing rumors
- People interviewed by journalists
- Gullibility in sexual relationships
- Falling for "April Fool" and other practical jokes
- Believing family members
- Questions about gullibility
- Is gullibility a form of stupidity?
- How does affect contribute to gullible behavior?
- Does low energy contribute to gullibility?
- How does self-deception affect gullibility?
- Should gullible people be blamed for being gullible?
- Is gullibility a personality trait?
- Is gullibility an absence of autonomy?
- Is gullibility part of the legal definition of incompetence?
- Becoming less gullible
- Make it a point to avoid acting impulsively
- Engineer situations that reduce the likelihood of gullible outcomes
- Know one's limitations
- Seek to become more socially intelligent
- Develop a repertoire of disengagement tactics
- Help young people to be less gullible
- Cultivate skepticism but not cynicism
- Gullibility can decrease as one becomes older and wiser.