Lisa Fazio (Vanderbilt University) | The effects of repetition on belief in naturalistic settings

Lisa Fazio (Vanderbilt University) delivered the presentation 'The effects of repetition on belief in naturalistic settings' at the PERITIA workshop 'How to Address an Infodemic: Experiments on (Dis)Information' held at the London School of Economics on 28 April 2022.

Abstract

Repetition increases belief in false statements. This illusory truth effect occurs with many different types of statements (e.g., trivia facts, news headlines, advertisements), and even occurs when the false statement contradicts participants’ prior knowledge. New naturalistic studies show that these effects occur in real-world settings and with real-world misinformation. However, the effects are not inevitable, I will also discuss situations where the repetition has only a minimal effect on belief.
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