The Misinformation Susceptibility Test (MIST): A psychometrically validated measure of news veracity discernment.

ABSTRACT: Interest in the psychology of misinformation has exploded in recent years. Despite ample research, to date there is no validated framework to measure misinformation susceptibility. Therefore, we introduce Verification done, a nuanced interpretation schema and assessment tool that simultaneously considers Veracity discernment, and its distinct, measurable abilities (real/fake news detection), and biases (distrust/naïvité-negative/positive judgment bias). We then conduct three studies with seven independent samples (N_total = 8504) to show how to develop, validate, and apply the Misinformation Susceptibility Test (MIST). In Study 1 (N = 409) we use a neural network language model to generate items, and use three psychometric methods-factor analysis, item response theory, and explor

SUBMITTER: Maertens R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10991074 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature