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A short online game designed to fight conspiracies about COVID-19 boosts people’s confidence in detecting misinformation by increasing their ability to perceive its “manipulativeness” compared to genuine news, according to a study.
Go Viral!, developed by the University of Cambridge’s Social Decision-Making Lab in partnership with the UK Cabinet Office and media agency DROG, was launched last autumn as part of the UK government’s efforts to tackle coronavirus falsehoods circulating online.
The five-minute game puts people in the shoes of a purveyor of fake pandemic news, encouraging players to create panic by spreading misinformation about COVID-19 using social media – all within the confines of the game.
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A short online game designed to fight conspiracies about COVID-19 boosts people s confidence in detecting misinformation by increasing their ability to perceive its manipulativeness compared to genuine news, according to a study.
Go Viral!, developed by the University of Cambridge s Social Decision-Making Lab in partnership with the UK Cabinet Office and media agency DROG, was launched last autumn as part of the UK government s efforts to tackle coronavirus falsehoods circulating online.
The five-minute game puts people in the shoes of a purveyor of fake pandemic news, encouraging players to create panic by spreading misinformation about COVID-19 using social media - all within the confines of the game.
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‘Pre-bunk’ tactics reduce public susceptibility to COVID-19 conspiracies and falsehoods, study finds
Latest research on digital interventions deployed by UK government and UNESCO suggests that exposing people to a “microdose” of techniques used by misinformation merchants helps “inoculate” them against fake news about the pandemic.
Cambridge University has provided solid backing for ‘pre-bunking’ misinformation and conspiracy theories propagated and reinforced during the pandemic Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education at UNESCO
A short online game designed to fight conspiracies about COVID-19 boosts people’s confidence in detecting misinformation by increasing their ability to perceive its “manipulativeness” compared to genuine news, according to a study.
Loan applications processed around midday more likely to be rejected ANI | Updated: May 06, 2021 20:00 IST
Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): According to a new study, bank credit officers are more likely to approve loan applications earlier and later in the day, while decision fatigue around midday is associated with defaulting to the safer option of saying no.
These are the findings of a study by researchers in Cambridge s Department of Psychology, published today in the journal Royal Society Open Science.
Decision fatigue is the tiredness caused by having to make difficult decisions over a long period. Previous studies have shown that people suffering from decision fatigue tend to fall back on the default decision : choosing whatever option is easier or seems safer.
Loan applications processed around lunchtime more likely to be rejected
Researchers found that bank officers with decision fatigue before lunch are more likely to say no
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Decision fatigue is the tiredness caused by having to make difficult decisions over a long period (Image: Shared Content Unit)
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