SincethepublicationofPennycookandcolleagues’(2015)paperonthereceptionofpseudo-profoundbullshit, theconceptofbullshit(BS)receptivityhasslowlygainedinterestasanindividualcharacteristicofpeoplewith thetendencytobeoverlyreceptiveofandsensitivetofakeclaims.Thispaperseekstoidentifyanddiscuss peer-reviewedliteraturethatappliesBSreceptivityscales,tobetterdefinetheirrolewithinthebiggerpictureof thecharacteristicsof thoseindividualsparticularlypronetothereceptionofawholerangeofoutlandishbeliefs. Consideringthecross-cuttingnatureof theissue,weprompt theneedfor furtherempiricalandapplicative research,andunderlinethat–withBSreceptivitybelongingtothesetofdeterminantscontributingtoflawed decision-makingintermsofspottinggenuinefromfakecontent–greater involvementofbehavioraleconomists isdesirable.Wecall forsuchinvolvementnotonlywithintheBSdebate,butalsoinassistingpolicymakersin theirhardtaskofdevelopingtailoredpolicyresponsesanddigital literacyinterventionstocombatmisinformation anddisinformationat itsroots.
A Literature Review of Bullshit Receptivity: Implications for Policy Makers
Roberta De Cicco
2022
Abstract
SincethepublicationofPennycookandcolleagues’(2015)paperonthereceptionofpseudo-profoundbullshit, theconceptofbullshit(BS)receptivityhasslowlygainedinterestasanindividualcharacteristicofpeoplewith thetendencytobeoverlyreceptiveofandsensitivetofakeclaims.Thispaperseekstoidentifyanddiscuss peer-reviewedliteraturethatappliesBSreceptivityscales,tobetterdefinetheirrolewithinthebiggerpictureof thecharacteristicsof thoseindividualsparticularlypronetothereceptionofawholerangeofoutlandishbeliefs. Consideringthecross-cuttingnatureof theissue,weprompt theneedfor furtherempiricalandapplicative research,andunderlinethat–withBSreceptivitybelongingtothesetofdeterminantscontributingtoflawed decision-makingintermsofspottinggenuinefromfakecontent–greater involvementofbehavioraleconomists isdesirable.Wecall forsuchinvolvementnotonlywithintheBSdebate,butalsoinassistingpolicymakersin theirhardtaskofdevelopingtailoredpolicyresponsesanddigital literacyinterventionstocombatmisinformation anddisinformationat itsroots.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
