The article discusses how preexisting beliefs shape learning from feedback and influence the processing of news, using eye-tracking data to show pupillary responses that occur before a conscious decision. It highlights how accuracy in updating beliefs is affected by whether rewards align with those beliefs and how confidence levels modulate openness to change.

This topic is of interest to psychology readers because it links cognitive learning mechanisms with belief formation and misinformation, illustrating how internal states and physiological signals can shape information processing in everyday life.

Article Title: Your eyes reveal how strongly you believe fake news before you even make a choice

Link to PsyPost Article: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.psypost.org/your-eyes-reveal-how-strongly-you-believe-fake-news-before-you-even-make-a-choice/

#belief #cognition #misinformation #eye-tracking #pupillometry #reinforcementlearning #confidence # misinformation #learningbias #psychology

CHILDREN SEE BIAS, STUDY SUGGESTS

A Vanderbilt University study found 90% of seven-year-olds can identify social bias, similar to adults. This shows children learn bias detection early.

#ChildDevelopment, #SocialBias, #VanderbiltStudy, #KidsAndFairness, #LearningBias

https://newsletter.tf/seven-year-olds-spot-unfairness-like-adults-study/

By age seven, 90% of children can spot unfairness, a big jump from 41% in younger kids. Adults also identified bias in 79% of cases.

#ChildDevelopment, #SocialBias, #VanderbiltStudy, #KidsAndFairness, #LearningBias
https://newsletter.tf/seven-year-olds-spot-unfairness-like-adults-study/