Susceptibility to cancer misinformation: Predictors of false belief and false memory formation

IF 2.1 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

Applied Cognitive Psychology Pub Date : 2024-02-19 DOI:10.1002/acp.4184

Nora King, Ciara M. Greene

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Previous research has shown that people sometimes come to believe in misinformation presented in the form of fake news, and even form false memories for the fabricated events described. This study aimed to investigate the effects of analytical reasoning, attitudes to complementary and alternative medicine, bullshit receptivity, and previous experience with cancer on the formation of false memory and false belief for cancer related misinformation. Participants (N = 466) were exposed to four fake news stories and four true news stories relating to cancer treatment and services. Male gender, low analytical reasoning, receptivity to bullshit, and endorsement of complementary and alternative medicine were all significant predictors of belief in cancer misinformation, while participants with poor analytical reasoning or higher receptivity to bullshit reported more false memories for fake news stories. These results indicate that reflexive, intuitive thinking styles contribute to susceptibility to cancer misinformation, suggesting a potential target for public health interventions.

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癌症误导的易感性：错误信念和错误记忆形成的预测因素

以往的研究表明，人们有时会相信以假新闻形式出现的错误信息，甚至对所描述的捏造事件形成错误记忆。本研究旨在调查分析推理、对补充医学和替代医学的态度、废话接受能力以及以前的癌症经历对癌症相关错误信息形成错误记忆和错误信念的影响。参与者（N = 466）分别接触了四则假新闻和四则与癌症治疗和服务相关的真新闻。男性性别、低分析推理能力、对废话的接受能力以及对补充医学和替代医学的认可都是预测癌症误导信息可信度的重要因素，而分析推理能力差或对废话接受能力强的参与者则报告了更多关于假新闻的错误记忆。这些结果表明，反射性、直觉性思维方式会导致癌症误导信息的易感性，为公共健康干预提供了潜在的目标。

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Applied Cognitive Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL-

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4.30

自引率

8.30%

发文量

111

期刊介绍： Applied Cognitive Psychology seeks to publish the best papers dealing with psychological analyses of memory, learning, thinking, problem solving, language, and consciousness as they occur in the real world. Applied Cognitive Psychology will publish papers on a wide variety of issues and from diverse theoretical perspectives. The journal focuses on studies of human performance and basic cognitive skills in everyday environments including, but not restricted to, studies of eyewitness memory, autobiographical memory, spatial cognition, skill training, expertise and skilled behaviour. Articles will normally combine realistic investigations of real world events with appropriate theoretical analyses and proper appraisal of practical implications.