Are Happy People Gullible? | Narcissism & Depressive Realism

This video answers the questions: Can I analyze the relationship between mood and gullibility? What is gullibility? Support Dr. Grande on Patreon:   / drgrande  


Gullibility is an individual’s propensity to accept a false premise in the presence of
untrustworthiness cues.

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