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In the current era of unprecedented cultural and political tension, the growing problem of misinformation has exacerbated social unrest within the online space. Rectifying this issue requires a robust understanding of the underlying factors that lead social media users to believe and spread misinformation. We investigate a set of neurophysiological measures as they relate to users interacting with misinformation, delivered via social media. A rating task, requiring participants to assess the validity of news headlines, reveals a stark contrast between their performance when engaging analytical thinking processes versus automatic thinking processes. We utilize this observation to theorize intervention methods that encourage more analytical thinking processes.
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Early, S., Mirhoseini, S., El Shamy, N., Hassanein, K. (2020). Relying on System 1 Thinking Leaves You Susceptible to the Peril of Misinformation. In: Davis, F.D., Riedl, R., vom Brocke, J., Léger, PM., Randolph, A.B., Fischer, T. (eds) Information Systems and Neuroscience. NeuroIS 2020. Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation, vol 43. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60073-0_5
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