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Ullrich K. H. Ecker; Toby Prike; Antonia B. Paver; Rosie J. Scott; Briony Swire-Thompson – Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2024
Misinformation often continues to influence people's reasoning even after it has been corrected. Therefore, an important aim of applied cognition research is to identify effective measures to counter misinformation. One frequently recommended but hitherto insufficiently tested strategy is source discreditation, that is, attacking the credibility…
Descriptors: Misinformation, Credibility, Information Sources, Conflict of Interest
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Jula Lühring; Apeksha Shetty; Corinna Koschmieder; David Garcia; Annie Waldherr; Hannah Metzler – Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2024
Prior studies indicate that emotions, particularly high-arousal emotions, may elicit rapid intuitive thinking, thereby decreasing the ability to recognize misinformation. Yet, few studies have distinguished prior affective states from emotional reactions to false news, which could influence belief in falsehoods in different ways. Extending a study…
Descriptors: Misinformation, Emotional Response, Affective Behavior, College Students