Conversations around misinformation that assume everyone cares about literal truth may be missing the point.
- Associate Professor of Marketing, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Providing a correction can affect how the audience feels about the journalists trying to set the record straight.
How much weight would you put on a scientist’s expertise versus the opinion of a random stranger? People on either end of the political spectrum decide differently what seems true.
Few can resist an assessment that promises to reveal your hidden, true self. But new research suggests that people mistakenly believe difficult to answer questions offer deep insights.
Our morals compel us toward helping our team win. This can turn even otherwise innocuous decisions into ‘us vs. them.’
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