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Can shifting attention to accuracy reduce misinformation on social media? A replication and extension in China

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### Summary of Study 1: Testing the Relationship Between Accuracy J judgments and Sharing Intents
The purpose of this study was to investigate how people’s knowledge of accuracy affects their willingness to share information on social media. Participants were tested on a task where they had to evaluate the accuracy of three hundred pieces of information. The-task involved dollars of different types: some were true information and others were false. The study also used a cognitive reflection test (CRT), which measures the Hopkins’an ability to balance intuitive judgments with deliberate decision-making.

#### Finding 1: A Disconnect Between Accuracy and Sharing Intents
The main finding was that participants were disproportionately less likely to share accurate information compared to false information. This suggested a disconnect between accuracy judgments and the ability to act on them. Specifically, the study found that people had higher CRT scores (indicating greater deliberative thinking) but reported greater ambiguity and lower shar reniban shaws that true information was less likely to be recognized as accurate.

#### Finding 2: The Role of Cognitive Reflection inormal
The Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT) was found to correlate weakly with the willingness to share information in general. However, it was also found that individuals with higher CRT scores (indicating greater deliberative thinking) but reported less clear understanding of truthfulness. Furthermore, correlations between CRT scores and self reported shanks to social media were minuscule, with no significant association observed between cognitive reflection and truthfulness.

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###Key Findings from Study 1
1. When asked to evaluate the accuracy of three hundred pieces of social media information, participants showed a clear distinction between believing the information to be true and believing it to be false.
2. Participants with higher cognitive reflection (as measured by the CRT) were less likely to have sufficient true information cached.
3. These findings suggest that deliberator-like thinking (greater reflection vs. less reflection) may naturally lead to a disconnect between believing the information is true and accurately acting to share it.

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The study found that participants were less likely to share information on social media, even when that it was possible to judge the truthfulness of the information. It also found that participants who were able to accurately judge the veracity of information were not able to act on the information they had considered to be true. Additionally, participants who actuallyCOVID-19 information was true were less likely to engage in discussion (sharing) than those who believed it was false.

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The original study in which participants were assessed on three hundred pieces of information to judge the veracity, revealed that there was a negative correlation between accuracy judgments, and truth discernment. The broader research shows that people with higher cognitive reflection tend to have greater truth discernment.

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