Adaptive Intuitions in Complex Media Environments Shape Belief in Misinformation

Belief in misinformation has been linked in part to digital media environments promoting reliance on intuition -- which in turn has been shown to increase belief in falsehoods. Here, I propose that this apparently irrational behavior may actually result from ecologically rational adaptations to comp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Orchinik, Reed
Other Authors: Rand, David G.
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2024
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/156033