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Bertram Gawronski, Nyx L. Ng, Lea S. Nahon, Tyler J. Hubeny, Fabian M. Wurzinger
European Review of Social Psychology, 2026, pp. 1-42
European Review of Social Psychology, 2026, pp. 1-42
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Gawronski, B., Ng, N. L., Nahon, L. S., Hubeny, T. J., & Wurzinger, F. M. (2026). Susceptibility to Misinformation as a Signal Detection Problem. European Review of Social Psychology, 1–42. https://doi.org/10.1080/10463283.2026.2675803
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Gawronski, Bertram, Nyx L. Ng, Lea S. Nahon, Tyler J. Hubeny, and Fabian M. Wurzinger. “Susceptibility to Misinformation as a Signal Detection Problem.” European Review of Social Psychology (2026): 1–42.
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Gawronski, Bertram, et al. “Susceptibility to Misinformation as a Signal Detection Problem.” European Review of Social Psychology, 2026, pp. 1–42, doi:10.1080/10463283.2026.2675803.
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@article{gawronski2026a,
title = {Susceptibility to Misinformation as a Signal Detection Problem},
year = {2026},
journal = {European Review of Social Psychology},
pages = {1-42},
doi = {10.1080/10463283.2026.2675803},
author = {Gawronski, Bertram and Ng, Nyx L. and Nahon, Lea S. and Hubeny, Tyler J. and Wurzinger, Fabian M.}
}
Abstract
Why do people fall for misinformation, and what can be done about it? The
current article reviews a programme of research that has used a signaldetection framework to identify three distinct factors in truth judgements of
true and false information: (a) accurate discernment of true and false informa-tion (truth sensitivity); (b) a general tendency to judge information as true versus
false (overall threshold); and (c) a tendency to accept information that is con-gruent versus incongruent with one’s views (myside bias). A first level of analysis
addresses whether people accept false information as true due to low truth
sensitivity, low overall threshold, or myside bias. A second level of analysis
addresses the psychological determinants of truth sensitivity, overall threshold,
and myside bias. The current article reviews key findings at each level of analysis
and discusses their implications for why people fall for misinformation and what
could be done about it.
current article reviews a programme of research that has used a signaldetection framework to identify three distinct factors in truth judgements of
true and false information: (a) accurate discernment of true and false informa-tion (truth sensitivity); (b) a general tendency to judge information as true versus
false (overall threshold); and (c) a tendency to accept information that is con-gruent versus incongruent with one’s views (myside bias). A first level of analysis
addresses whether people accept false information as true due to low truth
sensitivity, low overall threshold, or myside bias. A second level of analysis
addresses the psychological determinants of truth sensitivity, overall threshold,
and myside bias. The current article reviews key findings at each level of analysis
and discusses their implications for why people fall for misinformation and what
could be done about it.