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Feelings of anger and sadness increase trust in political statements, while joy tends to reduce political confirmation bias. Study highlights how physical and emotional responses play a role in how humans judge the truthfulness of media. Read Full Article…
😠😡 Study shows anger and sadness make people trust political statements more, while joy reduces bias towards matching beliefs.
🧠 Emotion plays a role in judging information trustworthiness, especially with polarizing content amplified by social media.
🇫🇮 62 participants in Finland (average age 32) evaluated 32 political statements, showing confirmation bias and emotional reactions linked to trust.
📄 Findings suggest emotions are part of how people process information, not just irrelevant "noise," and can influence judgments.
#Politics #Media #Psychology
🧠 Emotion plays a role in judging information trustworthiness, especially with polarizing content amplified by social media.
🇫🇮 62 participants in Finland (average age 32) evaluated 32 political statements, showing confirmation bias and emotional reactions linked to trust.
📄 Findings suggest emotions are part of how people process information, not just irrelevant "noise," and can influence judgments.
#Politics #Media #Psychology
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