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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
Güliz Karaarslan-Semiz; Birgül Çakir-Yildirim; Büsra Tuncay-Yüksel; Nilay Ozturk; Meltem Irmak – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2023
This study aimed to investigate how pre-service teachers' intentions to vaccinate against COVID-19 were related to their perceptions of the causes of COVID-19, which are conspiracy thoughts, perceptions of environmental and faith factors, trust in scientists, and risk perceptions toward COVID-19 vaccines. In this study, a cross-sectional survey…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Intention, 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