Fluency as a Cue to Authenticity
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Published online on June 05, 2026
Abstract
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Ahead of Print.
The quest for authenticity is a potent existential striving. Commonly defined as knowing and living in accordance with one’s perceived “true self,” we propose that authenticity may also be inferred from ambient feelings of fluency, or the subjective ...
The quest for authenticity is a potent existential striving. Commonly defined as knowing and living in accordance with one’s perceived “true self,” we propose that authenticity may also be inferred from ambient feelings of fluency, or the subjective ...