Keeping track of 'alternative facts': The neural correlates of processing misinformation corrections.

摘要: Abstract Upon receiving a correction, initially presented misinformation often continues to influence people's judgment and reasoning. Whereas some researchers believe that this so-called continued effect of (CIEM) simply arises from the insufficient encoding integration corrective claims, others assume it competition between correct information initial in memory. To examine these possibilities, we conducted two functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies. In each study, participants were asked (a) read series brief news reports contained confirmations or corrections prior (b) evaluate whether subsequently memory probes matched reports' facts rather than misinformation. Both studies revealed following correction-containing reports, struggled refute mismatching probes, especially when they referred (as opposed with novel information). We found little evidence, however, produced systematic neural processing differences indicative distinct strategies. Instead, discovered corrections, exhibited increased activity left angular gyrus bilateral precuneus response misinformation, compared mismatch probes. These findings favour notion susceptibility CIEM concurrent retention both incorrect