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Jan. 09, 2009
Gullibility
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| Can science explain why some swindles are so successful? Why are some people more likely to try to buy the Brooklyn Bridge or send money to the heir of a deposed Nigerian prince online? In this segment of Science Friday, we'll talk about gullibility and the psychological principles at work in scams, from the $15 'genuine Rolex' watch to the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme. |
Produced by Flora Lichtman, Correspondent and Managing Editor, Video
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Stephen Greenspan
Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology
University of Connecticut
Author of "Annals of Gullibility: Why We Get Duped and How to Avoid It"
Littleton, CO
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