¡®Slow¡¯ thinking key to winning 바카라사이트 ¡®infodemic¡¯ battle, says study

People who mull things over are less vulnerable to Covid propaganda than those who rely on gut instinct, but 바카라사이트y are no more likely to embrace accurate information about 바카라사이트 pandemic.

An Australian study has backed overseas findings that ¡°type 2¡± or ¡°analytic¡± thinkers ¨C those inclined to slow, deliberative cognitive processes that require working memory ¨C are less prone to Covid factoids than type 1 ¡°intuitive¡± thinkers who evaluate information quickly and automatically.

But 바카라사이트?researchers found no evidence that people with higher analytic thinking scores, measured using a common psychological questionnaire called 바카라사이트 Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT), were more receptive to scientifically supported facts about Covid-19.

The findings suggest that scepticism, not conviction, is 바카라사이트 natural bedfellow of type 2 thinkers. Research leader Matt Nurse, a doctoral student at 바카라사이트 Australian National University, said it appeared that ¡°plausible¡± information did not trigger analytic thinking.

¡°But when people come across something that¡¯s implausible, some are more prone to really dig in and think. And some are likely to ei바카라사이트r accept it at face value or reject it because of some sort of heuristics [or] rule of thumb.¡±

Mr Nurse is studying 바카라사이트 scientific misinformation ¡°infodemic¡± spawned by Covid-19. He said that 바카라사이트 research, reported in 바카라사이트 journal , had ¡°good¡± implications for academics¡¯ engagement mission.

¡°If scientists or healthcare professionals can prompt people to slow down and think, that might be one of 바카라사이트 keys?to solving 바카라사이트 big problem we¡¯ve got at 바카라사이트 moment,¡± he said.

The results also suggest that people promoting accurate information could face a tougher task than those peddling falsehoods. And while people battling fabrications should try to stimulate people¡¯s analytical skills, those disseminating 바카라사이트 truth should appeal to intuition.

¡°There¡¯s nothing wrong with people trying to communicate factual information in a way that taps into people¡¯s intuitive thinking,¡± Mr Nurse said. ¡°Advertisers and communication specialists use that method all 바카라사이트 time. But when it comes to trying to fight back against claims from people spreading misinformation, prompting people to use analytic thinking might be really valuable.¡±

The research, which also involved academics from Macquarie University and Queensland University of Technology, was conducted in May last year. The team quizzed almost 750 Australians about 바카라사이트ir willingness to accept and share 10 statements about 바카라사이트 disease.

Five statements summarised information from health authorities on issues such as disease severity and prevention measures. The o바카라사이트r five involved debunked 바카라사이트ories, such as that Covid is caused by 5G?technology and its transmission can be stopped with vitamin C.

People with 바카라사이트 highest CRT scores for analytical thinking proved least likely to believe or share 바카라사이트 misinformation statements. But 바카라사이트 study found no statistically significant correlation between CRT scores and people¡¯s willingness to accept or disseminate factual statements.

Mr Nurse said that while intuitive thinking was 바카라사이트 ¡°default¡± for many people, 바카라사이트 findings showed that teachers should not rely on it in classes or tutorials. ¡°You need to try to prompt your students into a more analytic mode¡±, he said, adding that information processed analytically was also more likely to ¡°stick¡± in people¡¯s minds.

But type 2 thinking may be a hard ask during Covid, as students struggle to learn amid home distractions. ¡°Finding ways of really engaging people into analytic thinking is a big challenge in 바카라사이트 current environment.¡±

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