Misinformation effects in eyewitness memory: The presence and absence of memory impairment as a function of warning and misinformation accessibility
This paper examines the impact of misleading postevent information on individuals’ memory recall of witnessed events through five experiments. Utilizing the modified opposition test to assess memory, the study finds that retrieval…
Correcting false information in memory: Manipulating the strength of misinformation encoding and its retraction
This study explores how the strength of misinformation encoding and subsequent corrections (retractions) influence the persistence of misinformation effects on memory and reasoning. Participants read an event report containing misinformation and a…
Explicit warnings reduce but do not eliminate the continued influence of misinformation
This study examines how the continued influence of misinformation persists even after it has been retracted or corrected, despite participants remembering the correction. The researchers tested whether explicit warnings about potential misleading…
Identification of influential social networkers
This paper explores the role of online social networking in modern life, focusing on how communities form to share information and promote products through viral marketing. It introduces a new metric called…
Ironic effects of drawing attention to story errors.
This study examines the phenomenon of suggestibility, where readers incorporate errors from fictional stories into their responses to general knowledge questions, even when these errors contradict well-known facts. The researchers aimed to…
A theory of social comparison processes.
This paper discusses an expanded theory on opinion influence processes within social groups, originally published in prior research. The authors extend this theory to encompass not just opinion formation but also the…
Investigating knowledge dissemination and social media use in the farming network to build trust in Smart Farming Technology adoption.
This paper explores how farmer networks and social media impact the adoption of smart farming technology (SFT), particularly focusing on trust in knowledge dissemination. The study, using interviews and a netnographic approach,…
Misinformation vs. disinformation: What to know about each form of false information, and how to spot them online.
The article explains the difference between misinformation (false information shared without harmful intent) and disinformation (deliberately false information created to deceive). It highlights the impact of both and provides tips on how…
How communication affects the adoption of digital technologies in soybean production: A survey in Brazil.
This study examines how different forms of communication—mass media, social media, and interpersonal meetings—affect the adoption of digital technologies in soybean production in Brazil. The survey of 461 Brazilian soybean farmers revealed…
Systematic review of misinformation in social and online media for the development of an analytical framework for Agri‑Food sector.
The study addresses the risks of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation in agri-food topics within social media and online communities, noting the lack of comprehensive research and theoretical frameworks in this area. It…
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