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2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

The Impact of Langerian Mindfulness on Fake News

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Research Proposal

  • Ellen Langer
    Harvard University
  • Neha Dhawan
    Harvard University
  • Stephen Cadieux
    Harvard University

Abstract

The objective of our study is to investigate the impact of Langerian mindfulness on both the consumption and conveyance of fake news. We will analyze the effects of both trait and induced mindfulness on the newscaster and the news consumer in the important domain of TV-style broadcast journalism.