The Socio-Cognitive Mechanisms of Misinformation Belief and Transmission.

Name: The Socio-Cognitive Mechanisms of Misinformation Belief and Transmission.
Start: 2023-03-11T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Brussels, Belgium

Saturday, March 11, 2023 · Brussels, Belgium

Cognitive Science

This symposium presents experimental and theoretical research on the socio-cognitive mechanisms through which misinformation and related debunks are believed and transmitted. The symposium shall cover several relevant mechanisms including source, the illusory-truth effect, biases, motivated reasoning and ideology, thus aiming to offer a nuanced view on the "psychology of misinformation".

Chairs & Discussants

Myrto PantaziChair
Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)

Presentations

Autopsy of a Metaphor: The Origins, Use and Blind Spots of the ‘Infodemic’Chico Camargo
Does Who Says It Matter?: The Effects of Source Characteristics on the Relation between Repetition and BeliefLisa Fazio
The Role of Source on Debunking MisinformationHendrik Bruns
Multi-Nomial Processing Trees to Distinguish Mechanisms of Misinformation BeliefMyrto Pantazi

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The Socio-Cognitive Mechanisms of Misinformation Belief and Transmission.

Chairs & Discussants

Presentations

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