Cognitive reflection correlates with behavior on Twitter

Mohsen Mosleh; Gordon Pennycook; Antonio A. Arechar; David G. Rand

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20043-0

Nature Communications (Feb 2021)

Cognitive reflection correlates with behavior on Twitter

Mohsen Mosleh,
Gordon Pennycook,
Antonio A. Arechar,
David G. Rand

Affiliations

Mohsen Mosleh: Science, Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (SITE) Department, University of Exeter Business School
Gordon Pennycook: Hill/Levene Schools of Business, University of Regina
Antonio A. Arechar: Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
David G. Rand: Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20043-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Performance on a cognitive reflection test correlates with a wide range of behaviours in survey studies. Here the authors investigate the relationship between cognitive reflection and some aspects of actual behaviour on social media.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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