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A minimalistic model of bias, polarization and misinformation in social networks.

Online social networks provide users with unprecedented opportunities to engage with diverse opinions. At the same time, they enable confirmation bias on large scales by empowering individuals to self…

Biais de confirmation et polarisation politique

Sikder, O., Smith, R. E., Vivo, P., & Livan, G. (2020). A minimalistic model of bias, polarization and misinformation in social networks.. Sci Rep, 10(1), 5493. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-62085-w

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Acute Psychosocial Stress Modulates the Detection Sensitivity for Facial Emotions.

Psychosocial stress has been shown to alter social perception and behavior. In the present study, we investigated whether a standardized psychosocial stressor modulates the perceptual sensitivity for …

von, D. a. w. a. n. s. . B., Spenthof, I., Zimmer, P., & Domes, G. (2020). Acute Psychosocial Stress Modulates the Detection Sensitivity for Facial Emotions.. Exp Psychol, 67(2), 140-149. https://doi.org/10.1027/1618-3169/a000473

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Diminished social attention in pediatric brain tumor survivors: Using eye tracking technology during naturalistic social perception.

OBJECTIVE: The etiology of pediatric brain tumor survivor (PBTSs) social difficulties is not well understood. A model of social competence for youth with brain disorder and evidence from youth with au…

Hocking, M. C., Parish-Morris, J., Schultz, R. T., Minturn, J. E., Brodsky, C., Shabason, E. K., & Herrington, J. D. (2020). Diminished social attention in pediatric brain tumor survivors: Using eye tracking technology during naturalistic social perception.. Neuropsychology, 34(3), 350-358. https://doi.org/10.1037/neu0000623

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Using text mining and sentiment analysis to analyse YouTube Italian videos concerning vaccination.

BACKGROUND: Recently, social networks have become a popular source of information on health topics. Particularly, in Italy, there is a lively discussion on the web regarding vaccines also because ther…

Porreca, A., Scozzari, F., & Di, N. i. c. o. l. a. . M. (2020). Using text mining and sentiment analysis to analyse YouTube Italian videos concerning vaccination.. BMC Public Health, 20(1), 259. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8342-4

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The echo in flu-vaccination echo chambers: Selective attention trumps social influence.

BACKGROUND: Online discussions may impact the willingness to get vaccinated. This experiment tests how groups of individuals with consistent and inconsistent attitudes towards flu vaccination attend t…

Giese, H., Neth, H., Moussaïd, M., Betsch, C., & Gaissmaier, W. (2020). The echo in flu-vaccination echo chambers: Selective attention trumps social influence.. Vaccine, 38(8), 2070-2076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.11.038

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Feasibility of autism-focused public speech training using a simple virtual audience for autism spectrum disorder.

AIM: Public speaking seems to be one of the most anxiety-provoking situations for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, there are few evidence-based interventions. We developed Aut…

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

Kumazaki, H., Muramatsu, T., Kobayashi, K., Watanabe, T., Terada, K., Higashida, H., Yuhi, T., Mimura, M., & Kikuchi, M. (2020). Feasibility of autism-focused public speech training using a simple virtual audience for autism spectrum disorder.. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 74(2), 124-131. https://doi.org/10.1111/pcn.12949

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Assessing the Russian Internet Research Agency's impact on the political attitudes and behaviors of American Twitter users in late 2017.

There is widespread concern that Russia and other countries have launched social-media campaigns designed to increase political divisions in the United States. Though a growing number of studies analy…

Bail, C. A., Guay, B., Maloney, E., Combs, A., Hillygus, D. S., Merhout, F., Freelon, D., & Volfovsky, A. (2020). Assessing the Russian Internet Research Agency's impact on the political attitudes and behaviors of American Twitter users in late 2017.. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 117(1), 243-250. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1906420116

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Neural correlates of emotion-attention interactions: From perception, learning, and memory to social cognition, individual differences, and training interventions.

Due to their ability to capture attention, emotional stimuli tend to benefit from enhanced perceptual processing, which can be helpful when such stimuli are task-relevant but hindering when they are t…

Dolcos, F., Katsumi, Y., Moore, M., Berggren, N., de, G. e. l. d. e. r. . B., Derakshan, N., Hamm, A. O., Koster, E. H. W., Ladouceur, C. D., Okon-Singer, H., Pegna, A. J., Richter, T., Schweizer, S., Van, d. e. n. . S. t. o. c. k. . J., Ventura-Bort, C., Weymar, M., & Dolcos, S. (2020). Neural correlates of emotion-attention interactions: From perception, learning, and memory to social cognition, individual differences, and training interventions.. Neurosci Biobehav Rev, 108, 559-601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.08.017

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Joint attention facilitates observed gaze direction discrimination.

Efficiently judging where someone else is looking is important for social interactions, allowing us a window into their mental state by establishing joint attention. Previous work has shown that judgi…

Edwards, S. G., Seibert, N., & Bayliss, A. P. (2020). Joint attention facilitates observed gaze direction discrimination.. Q J Exp Psychol (Hove), 73(1), 80-90. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747021819867901

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Private-Public Opinion Discrepancy.

In many Western societies there are rising concerns about increasing polarization in public debate. However, statistics on private attitudes paint a different picture: the average attitudes in societi…

Manfredi, R., Guazzini, A., Roos, C. A., Postmes, T., & Koudenburg, N. (2020). Private-Public Opinion Discrepancy.. PLoS One, 15(11), e0242148. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242148

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Political polarization in US residents' COVID-19 risk perceptions, policy preferences, and protective behaviors.

UNLABELLED: When the novel coronavirus entered the US, most US states implemented lockdown measures. In April-May 2020, state governments started political discussions about whether it would be worth …

Bruine, d. e. . B. r. u. i. n. . W., Saw, H. W., & Goldman, D. P. (2020). Political polarization in US residents' COVID-19 risk perceptions, policy preferences, and protective behaviors.. J Risk Uncertain, 61(2), 177-194. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11166-020-09336-3

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Partisan public health: how does political ideology influence support for COVID-19 related misinformation?

This study analyzes over 4000 tweets related to six misinformation topics about the COVID-19 pandemic: the use of hydroxychloroquine as treatment, the use of bleach as a preventative measure, Bill Gat…

Havey, N. F. (2020). Partisan public health: how does political ideology influence support for COVID-19 related misinformation?. J Comput Soc Sci, 3(2), 319-342. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42001-020-00089-2

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