Title

Do people keep believing because they want to? Preexisting attitudes and the continued influence of misinformation.

Summary

This paper explores how misinformation influences memory and reasoning, particularly about preexisting attitudes. Two experiments tested whether reliance on misinformation and the effectiveness of retractions are shaped by attitudes, using scenarios involving racial prejudice and Aboriginal Australians. The results showed that while preexisting attitudes affect how people use misinformation related to their biases, they do not significantly influence how retractions are processed.

 

َAuthor

Ecker, U. K. H., Lewandowsky, S., Fenton, O., & Martin, K

Year

2014

َThematic Area

Communication Studies

Topic

Misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation

Country

Global

Region

Global

Misinformation Combatting

Misinformation Impact

Place Published

APA 7th End Text Citation

Ecker, U. K. H., Lewandowsky, S., Fenton, O., & Martin, K. (2014). Do people keep believing because they want to? Preexisting attitudes and the continued influence of misinformation. Memory & Cognition, 42(2), 292–304.. https://doi-org.subzero.lib.uoguelph.ca/10.3758/s13421-013-0358-x