Article 2: Misinformation on Social Media Flashcards

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1
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Define discernment

A

difference in accuracy judgement between true and false headlines

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Why do people share false claims about COVID-19?

A

because they fail to think enough about whether the content is accurate
when they decide to share

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What do the findings of Study 1 in the article show?

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We are far worse at discerning true/false when sharing on social media than when we are asked directly about accuracy

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What do the findings of Study 2 in the article show?

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A simple accuracy reminder at the beginning of the study tripled the level of truth discernment

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5
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The results on COVID fake news mirror the results found for political fake news.

True or False?

A

True

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What are the worst consequences of misinformation?

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causes people to turn to ineffective, potentially harmful remedies, overreacting,
under-reacting, etc.

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People generally wish to avoid spreading misinformation but still do so. Why?

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because the social media context focuses their attention on factors other than accuracy.

> > distraction from considering accuracy.

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We don’t know how to assess veracity.

True or False?

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False.

we know how to assess veracity, we are just distracted and forget to do
so.

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science knowledge reinforces accuracy.

True or False?

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True.

positive correlation with belief in true
headlines, negative correlation with belief in false headlines

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Define medical maximizers

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people predisposed to seek health care even for minor
problems.

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How do medical maximizers react to misinformation?

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Greater belief in both true and false headlines about Covid-19, more
likely to consider sharing both true and false headlines to the same degree.

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How does difference in political party effect people’s response to misinformation?

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republicans are less likely to share both true and false headlines, but
less likely to share true headlines relatively to Democrats.

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What are the effects of a nudge about veracity?
(As shown in study 2)

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sharing for true headlines higher than
for false headlines, made participants more likely to consider accuracy when
deciding whether to share.

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