Communication, argumentation, trust

Responsable - Hugo Mercier

Type de stage - Experimental (potentiellement Théorique)

Public - M1/M2

Durée - Libre

Dates - Dates libres

Issues addressed

• How do we evaluate communicated information (between friends or colleagues, in the media, in advertising, etc.) ?
• How do we determine who to trust ?
• How can we explain the success of certain false beliefs, from conspiracy theories to vaccination hesitancy ?
• How to promote the dissemination of accurate beliefs, from scientific theories to policy-relevant facts ?
• Under what conditions does argumentation work best ?
• How do the cultural mechanisms that help to evaluate information work ? (In the context of science, media, justice, etc.)

Methods

Experiments in behavioral psychology & Review of anthropological or historical data.