General idea
The main goal of this research will be to partially reproduce the design proposed by Newman & colleagues (2012; 2018; 2020) used to test the Truthiness effect which is testing how images influence perceptions of truth (cf Newman & Schwarz, 2024).
Example of Stimuli
Considered variables
Dependant variables
- Behavioral
- C scores
- Proportion of "true" ([[Evidence that photos promote rosiness for claims about the future|Newman et al., 2018)
- Likert scale
- Physiological
- Eye-tracking
Independant variables
- Image/no image
- Type :
- Semantically related (vs semantically not related)
- Obviously AI generated (vs "real")
- Conspiracy Theory related (vs not related)