Analytic thinking predicts accuracy ratings and willingness to share COVID-19 misinformation in Australia

The classical account of reasoning posits that analytic thinking weakens belief in COVID-19 misinformation. We tested this account in a demographically representative sample of 742 Australians. Participants completed a performance-based measure of analytic thinking (the Cognitive Reflection Test) an...

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Published in:	Memory & cognition Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 425 - 434
Main Authors:	Nurse, Matthew S., Ross, Robert M., Isler, Ozan, Van Rooy, Dirk
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Springer US 01.02.2022 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Accuracy Australia Behavioral Science and Psychology Cognition Cognition & reasoning Cognitive ability Cognitive Psychology Communication Coronaviruses COVID-19 Disease transmission False information Humans Hypotheses Misinformation Pandemics Psychology Public health Reasoning SARS-CoV-2 Australia Italy Slovakia United States > US COVID-19 misinformation decision-making cognitive reflection classical account
ISSN:	0090-502X, 1532-5946, 1532-5946
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