A framework for understanding reasoning errors: From fake news to climate change and beyond
G Pennycook - Advances in experimental social psychology, 2023 - Elsevier
Humans have the capacity, but perhaps not always the willingness, for great intelligence.
From global warming to the spread of misinformation and beyond, our species is facing …
From global warming to the spread of misinformation and beyond, our species is facing …
Belief in COVID-19 related conspiracy theories around the globe: A systematic review
EA Fotakis, E Simou - Health Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Conspiracy theories comprise a dominant entity of the COVID-19 information environment
and their endorsement is negatively associated with COVID-19 protective and preventive …
and their endorsement is negatively associated with COVID-19 protective and preventive …
[HTML][HTML] Trust and vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-national analysis
Previous studies of vaccine hesitancy in the context of COVID-19 have reported mixed
results in terms of the role played by political and institutional trust. This study addresses this …
results in terms of the role played by political and institutional trust. This study addresses this …
Attitudes towards AI: measurement and associations with personality
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of many contemporary technologies,
such as social media platforms, smart devices, and global logistics systems. At the same …
such as social media platforms, smart devices, and global logistics systems. At the same …
[HTML][HTML] Focus: Vaccines: Distorted Human Decision-Making as a Critical Aspect of Pandemic Planning and Preparedness
CM Poland, T Ratishvili, GA Poland - The Yale Journal of Biology …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The United States continues to experience lower than expected vaccination rates
against COVID-19 due to a variety of barriers such as lack of trust, lack of planning, cultural …
against COVID-19 due to a variety of barriers such as lack of trust, lack of planning, cultural …
News can help! The impact of news media and digital platforms on awareness of and belief in misinformation
Does the news media exacerbate or reduce misinformation problems? Although some news
media deliberately try to counter misinformation, it has been suggested that they might also …
media deliberately try to counter misinformation, it has been suggested that they might also …
The roles of social media use and medical mistrust in black americans' COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: The RISP model perspective
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to healthcare and public
health messaging in the United States. One area of focus has been vaccination uptake …
health messaging in the United States. One area of focus has been vaccination uptake …
Explaining health misinformation belief through news, social, and alternative health media use: The moderating roles of need for cognition and faith in intuition
Explaining the spread and impact of health misinformation has garnered considerable
attention with the uptake of social media and group messaging applications. This study …
attention with the uptake of social media and group messaging applications. This study …
Countering misinformation on social media through educational interventions: Evidence from a randomized experiment in Pakistan
Fake news is a growing problem in developing countries with potentially far-reaching
consequences. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of two educational interventions to …
consequences. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of two educational interventions to …
What goes down must come up? Pandemic-related misinformation search behavior during an unplanned Facebook outage
Pundits and scholars alike suspect that Facebook plays a role in not only exposing
Americans to misinformation, but also encouraging them to seek out misinformation from …
Americans to misinformation, but also encouraging them to seek out misinformation from …