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