ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
The Role of Prior Beliefs and Attitudes in the Illusory Truth Effect for Climate Science Claims
- Yangxueqing Jiang
The Australian National University - Eryn Newman
The Australian National University - Norbert Schwarz
University of Southern California
Abstract
Repeated claims are rated as more likely to be true than novel claims, a robust finding called the Illusory Truth Effect. Our study considers the role of personal beliefs/attitudes in climate science in moderating ITE. While beliefs generally guided endorsement of claims, there was still an effect of repetition.
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