تقرير
Are biases contagious? The influence of communication on motivated beliefs
| العنوان: | Are biases contagious? The influence of communication on motivated beliefs |
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| المؤلفون: | Grunewald, Andreas, Klockmann, Victor, von Schenk, Alicia, von Siemens, Ferdinand |
| بيانات النشر: | University of Würzburg, Department of Economics |
| سنة النشر: | 2024 |
| المجموعة: | EconStor (German National Library of Economics, ZBW) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | ddc:330, C91, C92, D83, Belief bias, Social interaction, Motivated beliefs |
| الوصف: | This paper examines the potential reinforcement of motivated beliefs when individuals with identical biases communicate. We propose a controlled online experiment that allows to manipulate belief biases and the communication environment. We find that communication, even among like-minded individuals, diminishes motivated beliefs if it takes place in an environment without previously declared external opinions. In the presence of external plural opinions, however, communication does not reduce but rather aggravates motivated beliefs. Our results indicate a potential drawback of the plurality of opinions-it may create communication environments wherein motivated beliefs not only persist but also become contagious within social networks. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | report |
| اللغة: | English |
| العلاقة: | Series: Würzburg Economic Papers; No. 109; gbv-ppn:1880413671; urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-348936; http://hdl.handle.net/10419/282999Test; RePEc:zbw:wuewep:282999 |
| DOI: | 10.25972/OPUS-34893 |
| الإتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.25972/OPUS-34893Test http://hdl.handle.net/10419/282999Test https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-348936Test |
| حقوق: | https://www.econstor.eu/dspace/NutzungsbedingungenTest |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.6A5AB35 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.25972/OPUS-34893 |
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