Algorithm-mediated social learning in online social networks

WJ Brady, JC Jackson, B Lindström… - Trends in Cognitive …, 2023 - cell.com
Human social learning is increasingly occurring on online social platforms, such as Twitter,
Facebook, and TikTok. On these platforms, algorithms exploit existing social-learning biases …

[HTML][HTML] The value of beliefs

ES Bromberg-Martin, T Sharot - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
We construct our beliefs to meet two sometimes conflicting goals: forming accurate beliefs to
inform our decisions and forming desirable beliefs that we value for their own sake. In this …

Individual differences in information-seeking

CA Kelly, T Sharot - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Vast amounts of personalized information are now available to individuals. A vital research
challenge is to establish how people decide what information they wish to obtain. Here, over …

Confidence drives a neural confirmation bias

M Rollwage, A Loosen, TU Hauser, R Moran… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
A prominent source of polarised and entrenched beliefs is confirmation bias, where
evidence against one's position is selectively disregarded. This effect is most starkly evident …

[HTML][HTML] What is the function of confirmation bias?

U Peters - Erkenntnis, 2022 - Springer
Confirmation bias is one of the most widely discussed epistemically problematic cognitions,
challenging reliable belief formation and the correction of inaccurate views. Given its …

Fooling ourselves and others: confirmation bias and the trustworthiness of qualitative research–Part 1 (the threats)

B McSweeney - Journal of Organizational Change Management, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose To describe the implicit epistemic flaw of “confirmation bias” and to illustrate and
evaluate the threats to qualitative research trustworthiness from that bias …

Why and when beliefs change

T Sharot, M Rollwage, CR Sunstein… - Perspectives on …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Why people do or do not change their beliefs has been a long-standing puzzle. Sometimes
people hold onto false beliefs despite ample contradictory evidence; sometimes they …

Why some psychotherapists benefit from feedback on treatment progress more than others: A belief updating perspective.

P Herzog, T Kube, J Rubel - Clinical Psychology: Science and …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Monitoring of patient-reported outcomes and providing therapists with progress feedback
has been shown to be beneficial for treatment outcomes (eg, by preventing therapy failures) …

Investigating the effect of social media fake news on consumer behavior: an empirical study with multiple moderations

MA Hossain, A Sabani, A Bandyopadhyay… - Journal of Strategic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The severity and prevalence of fake news on social media (SM) are growing, which leave
detrimental effects to businesses. Therefore, understanding consumer behavior when they …

A framework to address cognitive biases of climate change

J Zhao, Y Luo - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
A framework to address cognitive biases of climate change: Neuron Skip to Main Content Skip
to Main Menu Advertisement Neuron This journal offers authors two options (open access or …