Vol. 69 No. 2. ksz. (2021), Studies

Vol. 69 No. 2. ksz. (2021)

When curiosity makes you biased

Studies

Published 2021-06-23

Mihály Fogarasi
Izabella Máthé

Mihály Fogarasi

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5414-2907

Izabella Máthé

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Keywords

police
ivestigation
partiality

How to Cite

When curiosity makes you biased. (2021). Academic Journal of Internal Affairs, 69(2. ksz.), 66-92. https://doi.org/10.38146/BSZ.SPEC.2021.2.4

Abstract

The intensive curiosity not accompanied by physiological reaction has been found to be a causal factor for the “curse of knowledge”, according to our empirical research with crime investigators. This kind of bias of investigative information processing can disfigure the evaluation of forensic information.

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