Ratna's story

Rizqy Amelia Zein, assistant lecturer in Social and Personality Psychology at Airlangga University looks at the Ratna Sarumpaet case as an example of how our cognitive bias impacts our interpretation of news and events, even if we are highly qualified.

Ratna Sarumpaet (white scarf) detained in relation to hoaxing an assault. Source: source: Liputan6.com/Johan Tallo

Why do our emotions and cognitive bias impact on the way we interpret news and opinion?  Why made Ratna Sarumpaet tell a lie? Rizqy Amelia Zein explains why we tend to be gullible to hoax and prone to lie.

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