LTR – Professor Anthony Pratkanis, a social psychologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, discusses the psychology of influence and deception. From his extensive studies, he explains how scammers affect victims with customized manipulation strategies and how scams adapt according to individual behavior, especially on dating websites. Professor Pratkanis talks about educating people with specific, probing questions to prevent fraud and the harm of victim-blaming. He also gives insight into how life stressors and weaknesses at an individual level make individuals susceptible to scams, focusing on the need for targeted messaging and awareness to protect potential victims.
[**See the video here on Youtube**]
The January LTR was kindly sponsored by Dating Through Curiosity, RealMe, and Courtland Brooks
