A5017914184- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Memory Processes and Influences
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Social Media and Politics
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Cognitive Science and Mapping
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Media Influence and Politics
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Media Influence and Health
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
- Topic Modeling
- Deception detection and forensic psychology
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Climate variability and models
University of Bristol
2016-2025
University of Potsdam
2021-2025
The University of Western Australia
2015-2024
European Commission
2023
East Stroudsburg University
2021
City University of Hong Kong
2021
Hertie School
2021
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
2017-2020
Cabot (United States)
2010-2020
Humboldt State University
2019
The widespread prevalence and persistence of misinformation in contemporary societies, such as the false belief that there is a link between childhood vaccinations autism, matter public concern. For example, myths surrounding vaccinations, which prompted some parents to withhold immunization from their children, have led marked increase vaccine-preventable disease, well unnecessary expenditure on research public-information campaigns aimed at rectifying situation. We first examine mechanisms...
The consensus that humans are causing recent global warming is shared by 90%–100% of publishing climate scientists according to six independent studies co-authors this paper. Those results consistent with the 97% reported Cook et al (Environ. Res. Lett. 8 024024) based on 11 944 abstracts research papers, which 4014 took a position cause warming. A survey authors those papers (N = 2412 papers) also supported consensus. Tol (2016 Environ. 048001) comes different conclusion using from surveys...
Misinformation can undermine a well-functioning democracy. For example, public misconceptions about climate change lead to lowered acceptance of the reality and support for mitigation policies. This study experimentally explored impact misinformation tested several pre-emptive interventions designed reduce influence misinformation. We found that false-balance media coverage (giving contrarian views equal voice with scientists) perceived consensus overall, although effect was greater among...
Abstract Background Our aim was to estimate provisional willingness receive a coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, identify predictive socio-demographic factors, and, principally, determine potential causes in order guide information provision. Methods A non-probability online survey conducted (24th September−17th October 2020) with 5,114 UK adults, quota sampled match the population for age, gender, ethnicity, income, and region. The Oxford COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy scale assessed intent...
Among American Conservatives, but not Liberals, trust in science has been declining since the 1970's. Climate become particularly polarized, with Conservatives being more likely than Liberals to reject notion that greenhouse gas emissions are warming globe. Conversely, opposition genetically-modified (GM) foods and vaccinations is often ascribed political Left although reliable data lacking. There also growing indications rejection of suffused by conspiracist ideation, general tendency...
Although nearly all domain experts agree that carbon dioxide emissions are altering the world’s climate, segments of public remain unconvinced by scientific evidence. Internet blogs have become a platform for denial climate change, and bloggers taken prominent role in questioning science. We report survey climate-blog visitors to identify variables underlying acceptance rejection Our findings parallel those previous work show endorsement free-market economics predicted Endorsement free...
As studies indicate that people perceive COVID-19 as a threatening disease, the demand for vaccine against disease could be expected to high. Vaccine safety concerns might nevertheless outweigh perceived risks when an individual decides whether or not accept vaccine. We investigated role of risk (i.e., likelihood infection, severity, and disease-related worry) prospective in predicting intentions Three Finnish samples were surveyed: 825 parents small children, 205 individuals living area...
This study investigated the cognitive processing of true and false political information. Specifically, it examined impact source credibility on assessment veracity when information comes from a polarizing (Experiment 1), effectiveness explanations they come one's own party or an opposition 2). These experiments were conducted prior to 2016 Presidential election. Participants rated their belief in factual incorrect statements that President Trump made campaign trail; facts subsequently...
Any mature field of research in psychology-such as short-term/working memory-is characterized by a wealth empirical findings. It is currently unrealistic to expect theory explain them all; theorists must satisfice with explaining subset The aim the present article make choice that less arbitrary and idiosyncratic than current practice. We propose criteria for identifying benchmark findings every should be able explain: Benchmarks reproducible, generalize across materials methodological...
Some scientifically well-established results—such as the fact that emission of greenhouse gases produces global warming—are rejected by sizable proportions population in United States and other countries. Rejection scientific findings is mostly driven motivated cognition: People tend to reject threaten their core beliefs or worldview. At present, rejection U.S. public more prevalent on political right than left. Yet cognitive mechanisms driving science, such superficial processing evidence...
Belief polarization is said to occur when two people respond the same evidence by updating their beliefs in opposite directions. This response considered be "irrational" because it involves contrary updating, a form of belief that appears violate normatively optimal responding, as for example dictated Bayes' theorem. In light much are capable behavior, presents puzzling exception. We show Bayesian networks, or Bayes nets, can simulate rational updating. When fit experimental data, nets help...