Individual Differences in Resistance to Truth Decay: Exploring the Role of Reasoning and Cognitive Biases

by Luke J. Matthews, Katherine Grace Carman, Andrew M. Parker

Book Overview

The authors describe development of a survey measure that they used to examine characteristics of human cognitive processing (such as cognitive biases) and assess the results for individual resistance to some aspects of Truth Decay, including blurring of the line between opinion and fact and diminished trust in formerly respected institutions as sources of factual information.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1977408923
• ISBN13: 9781977408921
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"