Information perception & adoption
FactChecking (THE ROLE OF INFORMATION VERIFICATION STRATEGIES IN THE PROCESS OF VALIDATING MISINFORMATION), 2023
Project leader: Olessia Koltsova
The project represents a comprehensive study of the information verification strategies employed by social media users based on extensive data analysis (online research). The primary objective of this research is to assess the role of fact-checking and the level of expertise in individuals' ability to determine the credibility of information messages. The main focus is on identifying the most effective information verification strategies and creating a set of recommendations that will serve as the basis for developing an application aimed at enhancing media literacy.
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VapeMisinfo (CORRECTING HEALTH MISINFORMATION ON E-CIGARETTES AMONG RUSSIAN SMOKERS ), 2023
Project leader: Hamid Keshavarz
Concerns about health misinformation have promoted misinformation-correction, especially on social media. This research aims at investigating the impact of correction sources (i.e., health influencers vs health professionals) and their correcting practices on Russian regular cigarette smokers’ perceptions of source credibility.
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CogBias (EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE BIASES ON THE PERCEPTION OF HEALTH-RELATED (MIS)INFORMATION AND THEIR BEHAVIORAL AND NEURAL), 2021
Project leader: Elena Artemenko
The proposed project is an experimental study on how people perceive truthful and false information, examining factors influencing trust in messages and the neurocorrelates of certain aspects of information processing. The project is funded by the Russian Science Foundation for the years 2023-2026 (Grant No. 23-78-10035).
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EyePoint (RESEARCH ON TRUST FACTORS IN UNRELIABLE INFORMATIONAL MESSAGES USING OCULOMOTOR DATA, A COMPLEX PROJECT)
Projects leaders: Olessia Koltsova, Elena Artemenko
The spread of misinformation on social media has become increasingly evident, prompting the search for reliable predictors of trust in unreliable information. The comprehensive project "Research on trust factors in unreliable informational messages" encompasses a set of research aimed at thoroughly investigating various predictors influencing how readers perceive the credibility of informational messages. A distinctive feature of these projects is the integration of large-scale online experiments with laboratory experiments involving behavioral oculomotor data.
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MedInfo (INFORMATION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR AND PHOBIAS RELATED TO MEDICINE), 2023
Project leader: Olessia Koltsova
A new direction of the laboratory, which explores the search, perception, dissemination of information and misinformation in the field of health and medical technology. This project aims to study the information-seeking behaviour of medical information among social networks users. The project is currently developing a methodology to establish a link between information behavior and phobias.
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Project leader: Olessia Koltsova
The project represents a comprehensive study of the information verification strategies employed by social media users based on extensive data analysis (online research). The primary objective of this research is to assess the role of fact-checking and the level of expertise in individuals' ability to determine the credibility of information messages. The main focus is on identifying the most effective information verification strategies and creating a set of recommendations that will serve as the basis for developing an application aimed at enhancing media literacy.
More...
VapeMisinfo (CORRECTING HEALTH MISINFORMATION ON E-CIGARETTES AMONG RUSSIAN SMOKERS ), 2023
Project leader: Hamid Keshavarz
Concerns about health misinformation have promoted misinformation-correction, especially on social media. This research aims at investigating the impact of correction sources (i.e., health influencers vs health professionals) and their correcting practices on Russian regular cigarette smokers’ perceptions of source credibility.
More...
CogBias (EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE BIASES ON THE PERCEPTION OF HEALTH-RELATED (MIS)INFORMATION AND THEIR BEHAVIORAL AND NEURAL), 2021
Project leader: Elena Artemenko
The proposed project is an experimental study on how people perceive truthful and false information, examining factors influencing trust in messages and the neurocorrelates of certain aspects of information processing. The project is funded by the Russian Science Foundation for the years 2023-2026 (Grant No. 23-78-10035).
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EyePoint (RESEARCH ON TRUST FACTORS IN UNRELIABLE INFORMATIONAL MESSAGES USING OCULOMOTOR DATA, A COMPLEX PROJECT)
Projects leaders: Olessia Koltsova, Elena Artemenko
The spread of misinformation on social media has become increasingly evident, prompting the search for reliable predictors of trust in unreliable information. The comprehensive project "Research on trust factors in unreliable informational messages" encompasses a set of research aimed at thoroughly investigating various predictors influencing how readers perceive the credibility of informational messages. A distinctive feature of these projects is the integration of large-scale online experiments with laboratory experiments involving behavioral oculomotor data.
More...
MedInfo (INFORMATION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR AND PHOBIAS RELATED TO MEDICINE), 2023
Project leader: Olessia Koltsova
A new direction of the laboratory, which explores the search, perception, dissemination of information and misinformation in the field of health and medical technology. This project aims to study the information-seeking behaviour of medical information among social networks users. The project is currently developing a methodology to establish a link between information behavior and phobias.
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