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Responding to MisinformationResponding to MisinformationJohn Cook
3rd IEAGHG Social Research Network MeetingDate: 13 April 2012
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One Model of the Human Brain
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A More Accurate Model A More Accurate Model of the Human Brainof the Human Brain
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Familiarity Backfire Effect
D b ki thDebunking a myth can reinforce the
th i l ’myth in people’s minds(Schwarz et al 2007)(Schwarz et al 2007)
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Familiarity Backfire Effect
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Familiarity Backfire Effect
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Danger, Will Robinson!Will Robinson!Approaching
myth!myth!
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Another psychological pitfall
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Create a Gap
MYTH
Removinga myth leavesa gap
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Fill the Gap
FACT
Replacewith alternativenarrative
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Elements to an Effective Debunking
Create a gap Fill the gap with Create a gap with the facts
g pan alternative explanationp
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“Fight sticky ideas with stickier ideas ”stickier ideas.”
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Characteristics of Sticky Ideas
• Simple• UnexpectedUnexpected• Concrete• Credible• Emotional• Stories
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The Curiosity Gap
Generate curiosity by opening gaps in p g g ptheir knowledge then filling gthose gaps
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Debunking Method
Create a gap Fill the gap with l i
g pwith the facts an alternative
explanation
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Debunking Method
Create a gap Fill the gap with l i
g pwith the facts an alternative
explanation
Generating Curiosity
Create a gap Fill the gap
g y
to generate curiosity
with answers to questions
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Case Studies of Debunking to Educate
• “Agnotology as a Teaching Tool: Learning Climate Science by Studying Misinformation”(Bedford 2010)
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Case Studies of Debunking to Educate
• “Agnotology as a Teaching Tool: Learning Climate Science by Studying Misinformation”(Bedford 2010)
• “The Effect of Refuting Misconceptions in the Introductory Psychology Class”the Introductory Psychology Class(Kowalski & Taylor 2009)
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Example of a Debunking
“ the earth quit…the earth quit warming and now we may be in a cooling
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John CookGlobal Change Institute, University of Queensland
Web: http://www skepticalscience comWeb: http://www.skepticalscience.com
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +61 7 3365 3553Phone: 61 7 3365 3553