Apprehensive or Motivational Threat? Examining the Effects of Inoculation, Threat Generation, Counterarguing, and Information Processing on Disinformation Belief
Science Communication: Linking Theory and Practice
Published online on July 01, 2026
Abstract
Science Communication, Ahead of Print.
Using a nationally representative U.S. adult sample (n=1,150), this study compares technique-based and primarily fact-based forewarning messages on threat perceptions, counterarguing, and belief in COVID-19 and genetically modified organism (GMO) ...
Using a nationally representative U.S. adult sample (n=1,150), this study compares technique-based and primarily fact-based forewarning messages on threat perceptions, counterarguing, and belief in COVID-19 and genetically modified organism (GMO) ...