[BOOK][B] The bias that divides us: The science and politics of myside thinking

KE Stanovich - 2021 - books.google.com
A provocative, timely analysis that asks: What does science tells us about the bias that
poisons our politics? We don't live in a 'post-truth'society—but a 'myside'society in which no …

An integrated approach to communication theory and research

DW Stacks, MB Salwen, KC Eichhorn - 2009 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Toward the end of their academic careers, most students are required to demonstrate their
ability to integrate theory and research methodology in their field of study by completing a …

Bayesian or biased? Analytic thinking and political belief updating

BM Tappin, G Pennycook, DG Rand - Cognition, 2020 - Elsevier
A surprising finding from US opinion surveys is that political disagreements tend to be
greatest among the most cognitively sophisticated opposing partisans. Recent experiments …

Identity and epistemic emotions during knowledge revision: A potential account for the backfire effect

GJ Trevors, KR Muis, R Pekrun, GM Sinatra… - Discourse …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Recent research has shown that for some topics, messages to refute and revise
misconceptions may backfire. The current research offers one possible account for this …

Political identity over personal impact: Early US reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic

RN Collins, DR Mandel, SS Schywiola - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Research suggests political identity has strong influence over individuals' attitudes and
beliefs, which in turn can affect their behavior. Likewise, firsthand experience with an issue …

Rethinking the link between cognitive sophistication and politically motivated reasoning.

BM Tappin, G Pennycook, DG Rand - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Partisan disagreement over policy-relevant facts is a salient feature of contemporary
American politics. Perhaps surprisingly, such disagreements are often the greatest among …

COVID‐19 and motivated reasoning: the influence of knowledge on covid‐related policy and health behavior

SM Sylvester - Social Science Quarterly, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The spread of misinformation about COVID‐19 severely influences the
governments' ability to address the COVID‐19 pandemic. This study explores the predictors …

Fact-checking polarized politics: does the fact-check industry provide consistent guidance on disputed realities?

M Marietta, DC Barker, T Bowser - The forum, 2015 - degruyter.com
In the contemporary political environment of polarized claims about disputed realities, the
online fact-check industry was born. These enterprises have received awards and praise but …

Exploring the relations between epistemic beliefs, emotions, and learning from texts

GJ Trevors, KR Muis, R Pekrun, GM Sinatra… - Contemporary …, 2017 - Elsevier
Conflicting claims about important socio-scientific debates are proliferating in contemporary
society. It is therefore important to understand the individual characteristics that predict …

The fact of experience: Rethinking political knowledge and civic competence

KJ Cramer, B Toff - Perspectives on Politics, 2017 - cambridge.org
In the study of political knowledge, the emphasis on facts is misplaced. Evidence has grown
that predispositions and social contexts shape how individuals are exposed to and interpret …