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View article: The Effects of Unsubstantiated Claims of Voter Fraud on Confidence in Elections – CORRIGENDUM
The Effects of Unsubstantiated Claims of Voter Fraud on Confidence in Elections – CORRIGENDUM Open
View article: Reducing blind spots? Performance feedback reduces relative confidence but does not improve subsequent news discernment
Reducing blind spots? Performance feedback reduces relative confidence but does not improve subsequent news discernment Open
The public’s ability to discern the veracity of news has attracted substantial interest. Lack of metacognitive awareness (i.e., knowing one’s skill level) is one barrier to improving this skill set. Performance feedback could reduce overco…
View article: Overconfidence in ability to discern cancer misinformation: a conceptual replication and extension
Overconfidence in ability to discern cancer misinformation: a conceptual replication and extension Open
This study conducts a conceptual replication and extension of prior research on overconfidence in discerning political misinformation, shifting focus to health. Using data from a national survey of American adults linked to web-browsing re…
View article: Exposure to low-credibility online health content is limited and is concentrated among older adults: Evidence from linked survey and digital trace data
Exposure to low-credibility online health content is limited and is concentrated among older adults: Evidence from linked survey and digital trace data Open
Older adults have been shown to engage more with untrustworthy online content, but most digital trace research has focused on political misinformation. In contrast, studies of health misinformation have largely relied on self-reported surv…
View article: Wishful thinking in response to events: Evidence from the 2021 German federal election
Wishful thinking in response to events: Evidence from the 2021 German federal election Open
When making uncertain judgments about the political future, people consistently see desired outcomes as more likely. But when major events reduce uncertainty about what is possible in the future, how do people's expectations respond? In a …
View article: Table S2 from Limited Awareness of Alcohol-Related Cancer Risk Factors among Spanish-Preferring Adults in a National US Survey
Table S2 from Limited Awareness of Alcohol-Related Cancer Risk Factors among Spanish-Preferring Adults in a National US Survey Open
Supplementary Table S2 presents the bivariate correlations among 12 key variables, highlighting strong positive associations between media and eHealth literacy (r = 0.624, p < 0.01).
View article: Table S3 from Limited Awareness of Alcohol-Related Cancer Risk Factors among Spanish-Preferring Adults in a National US Survey
Table S3 from Limited Awareness of Alcohol-Related Cancer Risk Factors among Spanish-Preferring Adults in a National US Survey Open
Supplementary Table S3 presents logistic regression analyses examining factors associated with awareness of alcohol-cancer links across three beverage types (wine, beer, and liquor), with a particular focus on four income levels (<$30,000,…
View article: Table S1 from Limited Awareness of Alcohol-Related Cancer Risk Factors among Spanish-Preferring Adults in a National US Survey
Table S1 from Limited Awareness of Alcohol-Related Cancer Risk Factors among Spanish-Preferring Adults in a National US Survey Open
Supplementary Table S1 demonstrates the bivariate correlations between wine, beer, and liquor cancer links, revealing significant positive associations (p < 0.01) between all three alcohol types, with correlation coefficients ranging from …
View article: Data from Limited Awareness of Alcohol-Related Cancer Risk Factors among Spanish-Preferring Adults in a National US Survey
Data from Limited Awareness of Alcohol-Related Cancer Risk Factors among Spanish-Preferring Adults in a National US Survey Open
Background:Alcohol is a modifiable risk factor for several types of cancer, though awareness of this link is often found to be low among the US population. The current study investigated beliefs about alcohol as a cancer risk factor among …
View article: Overconfidence in ability to discern cancer misinformation: A conceptual replication and extension
Overconfidence in ability to discern cancer misinformation: A conceptual replication and extension Open
This study conducts a conceptual replication and extension of prior research on overconfidence in discerning political misinformation, shifting focusing to health. Using data from a nationally representative survey of American adults linke…
View article: Reduce blind spots to improve news discernment? Performance feedback reduces relative confidence but does not improve subsequent discernment
Reduce blind spots to improve news discernment? Performance feedback reduces relative confidence but does not improve subsequent discernment Open
The public’s ability to discern the veracity of news has attracted substantial interest. Lack of metacognitive awareness (i.e., knowing one’s skill level) is one barrier to improving this skill set. Performance feedback could reduce overco…
View article: Limited Awareness of Alcohol-Related Cancer Risk Factors among Spanish-Preferring Adults in a National US Survey
Limited Awareness of Alcohol-Related Cancer Risk Factors among Spanish-Preferring Adults in a National US Survey Open
Background: Alcohol is a modifiable risk factor for several types of cancer, though awareness of this link is often found to be low among the US population. The current study investigated beliefs about alcohol as a cancer risk factor among…
View article: Overconfidence in ability to discern cancer misinformation: A conceptual replication and extension
Overconfidence in ability to discern cancer misinformation: A conceptual replication and extension Open
This study conducts a conceptual replication and extension of prior research on overconfidence in discerning political misinformation, shifting focusing to health. Using data from a nationally representative survey of American adults linke…
View article: Reducing Blind Spots? Performance Feedback Reduces Relative Confidence but Does Not Improve Subsequent News Discernment
Reducing Blind Spots? Performance Feedback Reduces Relative Confidence but Does Not Improve Subsequent News Discernment Open
The public’s ability to discern the veracity of news has attracted substantial interest. Lack of metacognitive awareness (i.e., knowing one’s skill level) is one barrier to improving this skill set. Performance feedback could reduce overco…
View article: The Effects of Forecasts on the Accuracy and Precision of Expectations
The Effects of Forecasts on the Accuracy and Precision of Expectations Open
Quantitative forecasts have become increasingly prominent as tools for aiding public understanding of sociopolitical trends. But how much, and what, do people learn from quantitative forecasts? In this note, we show through a preregistered…
View article: Exposure to low-credibility health websites is limited and is concentrated among older adults: Evidence from linked survey and digital trace data
Exposure to low-credibility health websites is limited and is concentrated among older adults: Evidence from linked survey and digital trace data Open
Older adults tend to engage with more untrustworthy news and information online. However, this research has focused on political content, suggesting this could be driven by changes in partisanship across the lifespan. This raises questions…
View article: Megastudy testing 25 treatments to reduce antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity
Megastudy testing 25 treatments to reduce antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity Open
Scholars warn that partisan divisions in the mass public threaten the health of American democracy. We conducted a megastudy (n = 32,059 participants) testing 25 treatments designed by academics and practitioners to reduce Americans' parti…
View article: Megastudy testing 25 treatments to reduce antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity
Megastudy testing 25 treatments to reduce antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity Open
Scholars warn that partisan divisions in the mass public threaten the health of American democracy. We conducted a megastudy ( n = 32,059 participants) testing 25 treatments designed by academics and practitioners to reduce Americans’ part…
View article: A Health Media Literacy Intervention Increases Skepticism of Both Inaccurate and Accurate Cancer News Among U.S. Adults
A Health Media Literacy Intervention Increases Skepticism of Both Inaccurate and Accurate Cancer News Among U.S. Adults Open
Background Inaccurate cancer news can have adverse effects on patients and families. One potential way to minimize this is through media literacy training—ideally, training tailored specifically to the evaluation of health-related media co…
View article: Accurate and inaccurate beliefs about cancer risk factors among Spanish-preferring adults in the United States
Accurate and inaccurate beliefs about cancer risk factors among Spanish-preferring adults in the United States Open
Our study provides comprehensive information about cancer beliefs among Spanish-preferring adults in the United States, which was not previously available, and find that media literacy is a concept likely to be important to consider when p…
View article: Exposure to Higher Rates of False News Erodes Media Trust and Fuels Overconfidence
Exposure to Higher Rates of False News Erodes Media Trust and Fuels Overconfidence Open
In two online experiments (N = 2,735), we investigated whether forced exposure to high proportions of false news could have deleterious effects by sowing confusion and fueling distrust in news. In a between-subjects design where U.S. parti…
View article: Combating misinformation: A megastudy of nine interventions designed to reduce the sharing of and belief in false and misleading headlines
Combating misinformation: A megastudy of nine interventions designed to reduce the sharing of and belief in false and misleading headlines Open
Researchers have tested a variety of interventions to combat misinformation on social media (e.g., accuracy nudges, digital literacy tips, inoculation, debunking). These interventions work via different psychological mechanisms, but all sh…
View article: Accurate and Inaccurate Beliefs about Cancer Risk Factors among Spanish-Speaking Adults in the United States
Accurate and Inaccurate Beliefs about Cancer Risk Factors among Spanish-Speaking Adults in the United States Open
Objective: To characterize inaccurate and accurate beliefs about cancer risk factors held among Spanish-speaking adults in the United States.Methods: From a national probability panel, we surveyed 196 Hispanic adults who prefer completing …
View article: A health media literacy intervention increases skepticism of both inaccurate and accurate cancer news among U.S. adults
A health media literacy intervention increases skepticism of both inaccurate and accurate cancer news among U.S. adults Open
Inaccurate cancer news can have adverse effects on patients, their families, and the population in general. One potential way to minimize these effects is through media literacy training --- ideally, training tailored specifically to the e…
View article: Reduce blind spots to improve news discernment? Performance feedback reduces confidence but does not improve subsequent discernment
Reduce blind spots to improve news discernment? Performance feedback reduces confidence but does not improve subsequent discernment Open
The public’s ability to discern the veracity of news has attracted substantial interest. Lack of metacognitive awareness (i.e., knowing one’s skill level) is one barrier to improving this skill set. Performance feedback could reduce overco…
View article: Reduce blind spots to improve news discernment? Performance feedback reduces relative confidence but does not improve subsequent discernment
Reduce blind spots to improve news discernment? Performance feedback reduces relative confidence but does not improve subsequent discernment Open
The public’s ability to discern the veracity of news has attracted substantial interest. Lack of metacognitive awareness (i.e., knowing one’s skill level) is one barrier to improving this skill set. Performance feedback could reduce overco…
View article: Social corrections act as a double-edged sword by reducing the perceived accuracy of false and real news in the UK, Germany, and Italy
Social corrections act as a double-edged sword by reducing the perceived accuracy of false and real news in the UK, Germany, and Italy Open
View article: Communicating Republicans’ level of support for climate policy briefly increases personal support in the United States
Communicating Republicans’ level of support for climate policy briefly increases personal support in the United States Open
Americans systematically underestimate the popularity of climate change mitigation policies. Researchers have speculated that correcting these second-order misperceptions, or beliefs about what others believe, could translate into even bro…
View article: When experts matter: Variations in consensus messaging for vaccine and genetically modified organism safety
When experts matter: Variations in consensus messaging for vaccine and genetically modified organism safety Open
Does consensus messaging about contested science issues influence perceptions of consensus and/or personal beliefs? This question remains open, particularly for topics other than climate change and samples outside the United States. In a S…
View article: Public perceptions and misperceptions of political authority in the European Union
Public perceptions and misperceptions of political authority in the European Union Open
How do citizens understand political authority within multi-level systems? We use original survey data from six European Union member states to assess the roles of political identity and interest in shaping citizen attitudes towards politi…