47 min
Who Falls for Fake News? Metacog Misfits
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- Mental Health
This week we’re talking about fake news and the type of individual that tends to fall prey to this psychological manipulation tactic.
The researchers, from MIT and the University of Regina, respectively, recruited 1,606 participants from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk for three online surveys. Their aim was to unearth the psychological profile of individuals who fall prey to fake news.
For more info check out https://metacogmisfits.com Have a great week everyone!
PS: Mike, we’re sorry about that wink.
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This week we’re talking about fake news and the type of individual that tends to fall prey to this psychological manipulation tactic.
The researchers, from MIT and the University of Regina, respectively, recruited 1,606 participants from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk for three online surveys. Their aim was to unearth the psychological profile of individuals who fall prey to fake news.
For more info check out https://metacogmisfits.com Have a great week everyone!
PS: Mike, we’re sorry about that wink.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/metacog-misfits/message
Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/metacog-misfits/support
47 min