Tag: Scientific Reports
State policies increase vaccination by shaping social norms
Authors Bita Fayaz-Farkhad, Haesung (Annie) Jung, Christopher (CJ) Calabrese, and Dolores Albarracín. Citation Fayaz Farkhad, B., Jung, H., Calabrese, C., & Albarracín, D. (2023). State policies increase vaccination by shaping social norms. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 21227. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48604-5 Abstract In a survey and four preregistered experiments, we examined if implementing a vaccine-promoting policy is likely to…
Bypassing misinformation without confrontation improves policy support as much as correcting it
Authors Christopher (CJ) Calabrese and Dolores Albarracín Citation Calabrese, C., & Albarracín, D. (2023). Bypassing misinformation without confrontation improves policy support as much as correcting it. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 6005. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33299-5 Abstract Curbing the negative impact of misinformation is typically assumed to require correcting misconceptions. Conceivably, however, bypassing the misinformation through alternate beliefs of opposite…