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Alternative Facts and Fictional Realities
Subject Area: Social
In an era of irrational beliefs and alternative facts, people create their own fictional realities based on intuition, political and cultural preferences, and unreliable Internet sites. This symposium addresses the psychology of alternative facts and fictional reality by examining the roles of intuition, conspiracy theories, impossible knowledge claims, and misinformation.
Chairs & Discussants
- Jan-Willem van ProoijenChair
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - Gabriele OettingenCoChair
University of Hamburg
Presentations
- Believing What We Know Isn’t so: Acquiescence to Superstitious Beliefs and Other Powerful IntuitionsJane Risen
- Conspiracy Theories and Culture: A China-US ComparisonJan-Willem van Prooijen
- Paradoxical Knowing Underlies Fanatical ThinkingGabriele Oettingen
- Why People Share Misinformation on Social MediaDavid Rand
