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False : how mistrust, disinformation, and motivated reasoning make us believe things that aren't true / Joe Pierre, MD.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pierre, Joe, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Thought and thinking.
- Judgment--Psychological aspects.
- Judgment.
- Delusions.
- Belief and doubt.
- Misinformation--Psychological aspects.
- Misinformation.
- Disinformation--Psychological aspects.
- Disinformation.
- Truth.
- Mass media--Psychological aspects.
- Mass media.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (257 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- 'False' is an illuminating exploration of the psychology of false belief that lies at the root of science denialism, political polarization, and rampant belief in misinformation and disinformation.
- Contents:
- Delusions, distortions, and misbeliefs, oh my!
- The psychology of overconfidence
- Confirmation bias on steroids
- The flea market of opinion
- The disinformation industrial complex
- Conspiracy theories gone wild
- Falling for bullshit
- Divided states
- We are not our beliefs
- A prescription for a post-truth world.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on information supplied online (viewed on December 5, 2024).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-776530-0
- 0-19-776528-9
- 9780197765289
- 0-19-776529-7
- OCLC:
- 1475304733
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