Library:The Psychology of Misinformation
| The Psychology of Misinformation | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jon Roozenbeek & Sander van der Linden |
| First published | 2024 |
| ISBN | — |
| Role | Analysis |
| Domains | Technology & Internet Society, Identity & Demographics |
| Tactics | Propaganda Technique |
The Psychology of Misinformation is a 2024 book by Jon Roozenbeek & Sander van der Linden.
Summary
Psychologists Jon Roozenbeek and Sander van der Linden of the University of Cambridge provide an accessible overview of research on misinformation: what it is, why people believe and share it, how it spreads, and what can be done about it.
The authors are known for developing "prebunking" games, such as Bad News, that aim to build resistance to manipulation techniques.
Key points
- Defining the problem. The authors discuss the difficulty of defining misinformation and measuring its effects.
- Interventions. They compare fact-checking and debunking, accuracy prompts and "inoculation," which exposes people to weakened forms of manipulation techniques in advance.
- Evidence and limits. The book is candid about debates over how much misinformation changes behavior.
Relevance to Bullshitopedia
It is a concise, research-based guide to the field Bullshitopedia belongs to, and to the evidence on what works against misinformation.