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Sad but true: how emotions and political ideology shape perceptions of information. ✓

Political and economic challenges, amplified by social media algorithms, are increasingly polarising how people receive and evaluate information. This study examines how political views and immediate …

Halko, M. L., Halonen, J., Laukkanen, M., Nyberg, H., & Salmela, M. (2026). Sad but true: how emotions and political ideology shape perceptions of information.. Cogn Emot, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2026.2662478

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The effects of political advertising on Facebook and Instagram before the 2020 US election.

We study the effects of social media political advertising by randomizing subsets of 36,906 Facebook users and 25,925 Instagram users to have political ads removed from their news feeds for 6 weeks be…

Allcott, H., Gentzkow, M., Levy, R., Crespo-Tenorio, A., Dumas, N., Mason, W., Moehler, D., Barberá, P., Brown, T., Cisneros, J. C., Dimmery, D., Freelon, D., González-Bailón, S., Guess, A. M., Kim, Y. M., Lazer, D., Malhotra, N., Nair-Desai, S., Nyhan, B., … Tucker, J. A. (2026). The effects of political advertising on Facebook and Instagram before the 2020 US election.. Nat Hum Behav, 10(5), 884-895. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02328-w

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Who believes in science? A computational tool for identifying language invoking or disputing scientific knowledge.

From disputes over COVID-19 to contestation over climate science, questions of the value and legitimacy of mainstream scientific knowledge have become matters of high-stakes political struggle. Here, …

Cognition politique et traitement des médias

Wetts, R., & Kitson, D. (2026). Who believes in science? A computational tool for identifying language invoking or disputing scientific knowledge.. Public Underst Sci, 35(4), 434-454. https://doi.org/10.1177/09636625251401198

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Partisan Prejudice: The Role of Beliefs About the Unchanging Nature of Ideology and Partisans.

Although there is a tendency to think all forms of essentialism-the belief that characteristics are inherent and unchangeable-are similar, some theories suggest different foundations and outcomes. We …

Hoyt, C. L., Burnette, J. L., & Moore, M. (2026). Partisan Prejudice: The Role of Beliefs About the Unchanging Nature of Ideology and Partisans.. Pers Soc Psychol Bull, 52(5), 1356-1385. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672241283862

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Eye of the beholder: Pupillary response reflects how subjective prior beliefs shape reinforcement learning with fake news.

Information selection plays a crucial role in how individuals navigate online content. While confirmation bias has been implicated in this phenomenon, its interaction with reinforcement learning dynam…

Biais de confirmation et polarisation politique

Lozito, S., Piga, V., Lo, P. r. e. s. t. i. . S., Scuderi, A., Doricchi, F., Silvetti, M., & Lasaponara, S. (2026). Eye of the beholder: Pupillary response reflects how subjective prior beliefs shape reinforcement learning with fake news.. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 123(16), e2518776123. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2518776123

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Why do Public Debates Escalate? Trigger Points and the Moral Dynamics of "Hot Politics".

Escalating, emotionally charged, and moralized forms of controversy are a central feature of contemporary politics. Our study develops a framework for understanding how political debates between ordin…

Westheuser, L., Lux, T., & Mau, S. (2026). Why do Public Debates Escalate? Trigger Points and the Moral Dynamics of "Hot Politics".. Br J Sociol. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.70115

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Digital Discourse, Secondary Victimization, and Psychological Harm: Mixed-Methods Analysis of System Justification in the #MeToo Movement.

BACKGROUND: The #MeToo movement, initiated in 2006 and amplified on social media in 2017, mobilized women worldwide to share experiences of sexual harassment and assault online. While the movement inc…

Parekh, H., Thakkar, S., Bhatt, P., & Akello, P. (2026). Digital Discourse, Secondary Victimization, and Psychological Harm: Mixed-Methods Analysis of System Justification in the #MeToo Movement.. J Med Internet Res, 28, e75533. https://doi.org/10.2196/75533

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Evaluating Public Sentiment on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder Compared With Other Mental Health Disorders From Posts on X (Formerly Known as Twitter): Longitudinal Analysis.

BACKGROUND: Neurodevelopmental disorders, especially attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), have seen a marked rise in public attention, yet research on pu…

Tiosso, B. a. t. i. s. t. e. t. t. i. . V., Sanchez, F. G., Varaona, A., Lara-Abelenda, F., Pinto, d. a. . C. o. s. t. a. . M., Chart-Pascual, J. P., Rodriguez-Quiroga, A., Quintero, J., & Alvarez-Mon, M. A. (2026). Evaluating Public Sentiment on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder Compared With Other Mental Health Disorders From Posts on X (Formerly Known as Twitter): Longitudinal Analysis.. JMIR Infodemiology, 6, e74440. https://doi.org/10.2196/74440

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A visual perceptual perspective on gaze in social robotics.

Where and when should a robot look during interaction with humans? Intuitively, human-human interaction serves as the blueprint. In such interactions, gaze plays a central role, both in visually guidi…

Hessels, R. S., & Fang, Y. (2026). A visual perceptual perspective on gaze in social robotics.. Psychon Bull Rev, 33(4). https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-026-02902-x

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The political effects of X's feed algorithm.

Feed algorithms are widely suspected to influence political attitudes. However, previous evidence from switching off the algorithm on Meta platforms found no political effects. Here we present results…

Cognition politique et traitement des médias

Gauthier, G., Hodler, R., Widmer, P., & Zhuravskaya, E. (2026). The political effects of X's feed algorithm.. Nature, 652(8109), 416-423. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10098-2

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Exploring nutritional myths and fake news: Impact and counteractions.

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The rapid expansion of digital platforms has transformed access to health information, but has simultaneously accelerated the spread of nutritional misinformation. Misleading dietar…

Biais de confirmation et polarisation politique

Capocasa, M., Venier, D., Venier, B., & Chiarla, C. (2026). Exploring nutritional myths and fake news: Impact and counteractions.. Clin Nutr ESPEN, 72, 102947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2026.102947

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The Joint Attention Grouping Effect: Perceptual Binding of Observed Social Interactions.

The visual system may perceptually process conspecifics more efficiently when they are interacting, versus not, to support social cognitive functions such as group detection. In three experiments, you…

Numérique : perception de la présence d'autres individus dans un environnement numérique sans interaction

McDonough, K. L., Edwards, S. G., Ewing, L., & Bayliss, A. P. (2026). The Joint Attention Grouping Effect: Perceptual Binding of Observed Social Interactions.. Q J Exp Psychol (Hove), 79(4), 985-998. https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218251396955

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