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Greene, Ciara M.; Saint Laurent, Constance; Hegarty, Karen; Murphy, Gillian – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2022
Misinformation continually threatens efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic, with vaccine misinformation now a key concern. False memories for misinformation can influence behavioural intentions, yet little is known about the factors affecting (false) memories for vaccine-related news items. Across two experiments (total n = 1481), this paper…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Participation, Immunization Programs, COVID-19
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Iannello, Paola; Colautti, Laura; Magenes, Sara; Antonietti, Alessandro; Cancer, Alice – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2022
Understanding predictors of parents' willingness to vaccinate their children appears fundamental to promote vaccine acceptability, especially in a pandemic scenario. The present study aimed to investigate the role of conspiracy beliefs and absolutist thinking in parental attitude toward COVID-19 vaccine, and the predictive role of parents'…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Parent Attitudes, Immunization Programs, COVID-19
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Teovanovic, Predrag; Lukic, Petar; Zupan, Zorana; Lazic, Aleksandra; Ninkovic, Milica; Žeželj, Iris – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2021
In the coronavirus "infodemic," people are exposed to official recommendations but also to potentially dangerous pseudoscientific advice claimed to protect against COVID-19. We examined whether irrational beliefs predict adherence to COVID-19 guidelines as well as susceptibility to such misinformation. Irrational beliefs were indexed by…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Beliefs, Misconceptions