How Attitudes Impact the Continued Influence Effect of Misinformation: The Mediating Role of Discomfort

Past research suggests that people continue believing retracted misinformation more when it is consistent versus inconsistent with their attitudes. However, the psychological mechanism responsible for this phenomenon remains unclear. We predicted that retractions of attitude-consistent misinformatio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Personality & social psychology bulletin 2023-05, Vol.49 (5), p.744-757
Hauptverfasser:	Susmann, Mark W., Wegener, Duane T.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Attitude Attitudes Communication Discomfort Emotions Humans Misinformation
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