[HTML][HTML] Misinformation: susceptibility, spread, and interventions to immunize the public
S Van Der Linden - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
The spread of misinformation poses a considerable threat to public health and the
successful management of a global pandemic. For example, studies find that exposure to …
successful management of a global pandemic. For example, studies find that exposure to …
Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response
The COVID-19 pandemic represents a massive global health crisis. Because the crisis
requires large-scale behaviour change and places significant psychological burdens on …
requires large-scale behaviour change and places significant psychological burdens on …
The global effectiveness of fact-checking: Evidence from simultaneous experiments in Argentina, Nigeria, South Africa, and the United Kingdom
The spread of misinformation is a global phenomenon, with implications for elections, state-
sanctioned violence, and health outcomes. Yet, even though scholars have investigated the …
sanctioned violence, and health outcomes. Yet, even though scholars have investigated the …
Cognitive–motivational mechanisms of political polarization in social-communicative contexts
Healthy democratic polities feature competing visions of a good society but also require
some level of cooperation and institutional trust. Democracy is at risk when citizens become …
some level of cooperation and institutional trust. Democracy is at risk when citizens become …
Public acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines: cross-national evidence on levels and individual-level predictors using observational data
Objectives The management of the COVID-19 pandemic hinges on the approval of safe and
effective vaccines but, equally importantly, on high vaccine acceptance among people. To …
effective vaccines but, equally importantly, on high vaccine acceptance among people. To …
The evidence for motivated reasoning in climate change preference formation
JN Druckman, MC McGrath - Nature Climate Change, 2019 - nature.com
Despite a scientific consensus, citizens are divided when it comes to climate change—often
along political lines. Democrats or liberals tend to believe that human activity is a primary …
along political lines. Democrats or liberals tend to believe that human activity is a primary …
The partisan brain: An identity-based model of political belief
JJ Van Bavel, A Pereira - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2018 - cell.com
Democracies assume accurate knowledge by the populace, but the human attraction to fake
and untrustworthy news poses a serious problem for healthy democratic functioning. We …
and untrustworthy news poses a serious problem for healthy democratic functioning. We …
Does party trump ideology? Disentangling party and ideology in America
Are people conservative (liberal) because they are Republicans (Democrats)? Or is it the
reverse: people are Republicans (Democrats) because they are conservatives (liberals) …
reverse: people are Republicans (Democrats) because they are conservatives (liberals) …
Do (microtargeted) deepfakes have real effects on political attitudes?
Deepfakes are perceived as a powerful form of disinformation. Although many studies have
focused on detecting deepfakes, few have measured their effects on political attitudes, and …
focused on detecting deepfakes, few have measured their effects on political attitudes, and …
Inoculating the public against misinformation about climate change
S Van der Linden, A Leiserowitz, S Rosenthal… - Global …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Effectively addressing climate change requires significant changes in individual and
collective human behavior and decision‐making. Yet, in light of the increasing politicization …
collective human behavior and decision‐making. Yet, in light of the increasing politicization …