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Four-Year-Olds Respond to Misinformation by Exercising Instinctive Skepticism Muscles
… A different and perhaps more inventive tack entails accepting the inevitability of children spending time online and prodding them to become their own fact-checkers. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, tested such an Visit Page
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A.D.H.D. Videos on TikTok Are Often Misleading, New Study Finds
On TikTok, misinformation about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can be tricky to spot, according to a new study. … “The data are alarming,” said Stephen P. Hinshaw, a professor of psychology and an expert in Visit Page
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Is the Teaching of Psychology Liberal or Conservative? Yes! (But Mostly It’s Neither)
How might teachers of psychology respond to allegations that their subject undermines conservative values? David Myers has some thoughts. Visit Page
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Does Fact-Checking Work? Here’s What the Science Says
… In terms of helping to convince people that information is true and trustworthy, “fact-checking does work”, says Sander van der Linden, a social psychologist at the University of Cambridge, UK, who acted as an Visit Page
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Teaching Students How to Debunk Myths About Misinformation
Teaching: These student activities call on recent research to help students identify myths about misinformation. Visit Page
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Misinformation Really Does Spread like a Virus, Epidemiology Shows
We’re increasingly aware of how misinformation can influence elections. About 73% of Americans report seeing misleading election news, and about half struggle to discern what is true or false. When it comes to misinformation, “going viral” appears Visit Page
