02374cam a2200349 i 4500 892813322 TxAuBib 20231010120000.0 230907s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2023065058 9780063280427 HRD 32.00 0063280426 HRD 32.00 TxAuBib rda Ariely, Dan, author. Misbelief [BOOK] : what makes rational people believe irrational things / Dan Ariely. First edition. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] viii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-298) and index. Misinformation affects all of us on a daily basis—from social media to larger political challenges, from casual conversations in supermarkets, to even our closest relationships. While we recognize the dangers that misinformation poses, the problem is complex—far beyond what policing social media alone can achieve—and too often our limited solutions are shaped by partisan politics and individual interpretations of truth. In Misbelief, preeminent social scientist Dan Ariely argues that to understand the irrational appeal of misinformation, we must first understand the behavior of “misbelief”—the psychological and social journey that leads people to mistrust accepted truths, entertain alternative facts, and even embrace full-blown conspiracy theories. Misinformation, it turns out, appeals to something innate in all of us—on the right and the left—and it is only by understanding this psychology that we can blunt its effects. social scientist Dan Ariely explores the behavior of 'misbelief' that leads people to distrust accepted truths and embrace conspiracy theories. -Provided by publisher. 20231010. Belief and doubt Social aspects. Information behavior. Information behavior. Social aspects. Information behavior. Psychological aspects. Misinformation. Disinformation. Conspiracy theories.