Fake News and Post-Truth Impacts: Responses to Conflictive Uncertainty

假新闻和后真相的归因是信息冲突导致不确定性的症状。人们对冲突不确定性的反应知之甚少，只知道人们对此感到厌恶。该项目旨在确定人类对冲突不确定性态度的决定因素。这些目标将通过制定对冲突不确定性的态度措施和确定其主要影响的研究来实现。预期结果包括冲突不确定性态度如何与风险取向、个性和情境因素相关的知识的进步。预期的好处包括改善决策者和传播者面对冲突的不确定性的策略。

Attributions of fake news and post-truth are symptoms of uncertainty arising from conflicting information. Little is known about human responses to conflictive uncertainty other than that people find it aversive. This project aims to identify the determinants of human attitudes towards conflictive uncertainty. The aims will be achieved via the development of measures of attitudes toward conflictive uncertainty, and studies identifying the major influences thereof. Expected outcomes include advances in knowledge of how conflictive uncertainty attitudes relate to risk orientations, personality, and situational factors. Anticipated benefits include improved strategies for decision makers and communicators faced with conflictive uncertainty.