TAMU PBSI 316 Exam 3 Review

What does misinformation include?

Pseudoscience, fake news, and 'woo'.

What is the mode of evaluating information intuitively called?

Heuristics.

What do conspiracy theorists believe about birds?

Birds aren't real.

Why are you bombarded by ads on free social media?

They make money off your attention, so they sell spaces to advertisers.

What are some ways a person can be misinformed?

Half-truths, placebos, and targeted desperation.

Are 'black ops' public relations firms paid to spread lies?

True.

What is reflexive open-mindedness?

The tendency to accept any information without critically thinking it over.

Are fake news articles trustworthy?

False.

What are victims in a mass shooting conspiracy called?

Crisis-actors.

Which famous person has not been involved in 'woo'?

Jack Wolfe.

What is it called when a medium asks generic questions and follows up with specific ones?

Cold Read.

What might an anti-science person call your belief in science?

Scientism.

Which social media platform was reported for not suppressing fake news during elections?

Facebook.

What does sleeping less than in the past indicate?

Mental health concerns, an attention crisis, and genetic insomnia predispositions.

What is it called when you do not engage with a troll online?

Do-not-feed-the-trolls heuristic.

What are availability heuristics?

Coming to an immediate conclusion about something because it is the first thing that comes to mind.

How can you tell a claim is pseudoscience?

Excessive scientific jargon, ignorance of reliable sources, and use of storytelling rather than facts.

How can you prevent a group from being targets of misinformation?

Prebunking/Innoculation.

Why might you reject a scientific article despite its findings?

You had a pre-existing belief that contradicts it.

What is the continued influence effect?

When misinformation is remembered, even after being corrected.