The Impact of Cognitive Styles on False Beliefs

Name: The Impact of Cognitive Styles on False Beliefs
Start: 2019-03-09T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Paris, France

Saturday, March 9, 2019 · Paris, France

Social Psychology

People hold an assortment of oddball beliefs, such as conspiracy theories and untrue medical theories, that they have little to no evidence to substantiate. This symposium explores cognitive styles underlying false beliefs and describes interventions that can be used to combat and update these beliefs.

Chairs & Discussants

Carmen SanchezChair
Cornell University
David DunningCoChair
University of Michigan
David DunningDiscussant
University of Michigan

Presentations

Why Do People Believe in Conspiracy Theories?Karen Douglas
Do People Differ in the Illusory Truth Effect? the Influence of Cognitive Ability, Need for Cognitive Closure, and Cognitive Style on Repetition-Induced TruthJonas de Keersmaecker
The Jumping-to-Conclusions Cognitive Style: Implications for Reasoning Errors, False Belief, Knowledge Corruption, and Learning in the General PopulationCarmen Sanchez
The Fake News Game: A Vaccine Against MisinformationSander van der Linden

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The Impact of Cognitive Styles on False Beliefs

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