Björn Meder
Biographic Data
| ID | 1753918 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Björn Meder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Björn |
| FAMILY NAME | Meder |
| SIGNATURE | MEDER B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Max Planck Institute for Human Development |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9326-400X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
(Why) Is Misinformation a Problem
In the last decade there has been a proliferation of research on misinformation. One important aspect of this work that receives less attention than it should is exactly why misinformation is a problem. To adequately address this question, we must first look to its speculated causes and effects. We examined different disciplines (computer science, economics, history, information science, journalism, law, media, politics, philosophy, psychology, s…
Developmental changes in exploration resemble stochastic optimization
Human development is often described as a 'cooling off' process, analogous to stochastic optimization algorithms that implement a gradual reduction in randomness over time. Yet there is ambiguity in how to interpret this analogy, due to a lack of concrete empirical comparisons. Using data from n = 281 participants ages 5 to 55, we show that cooling off does not only apply to the single dimension of randomness. Rather, human development resembles …
People’s understanding of the concept of misinformation
In the main, work has focused on defining and conceptualising the term misinformation, why and how people share misinformation, as well as the consequences for individual behaviour and policy making. Misinformation is an especially live issue in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and the communication that people use to inform their interpretations of risks, and claims about what is needed to reduce exposure and spread of the virus. However,…
Finding the (most efficient) way out of a maze is easier than asking (good) questions
We investigate whether a spatial representation of a search task supports 4- to 7-year-old children's information-search strategies, relative to their performance in a question-asking game. Children played two computationally and structurally analogous search games: a spatial search task, the maze-exploration game, in which they had to discover the path through a maze by removing masks covering its passages; and a verbal search task, the 20-quest…
Author Correction
Beyond the confines of choice architecture
Generalization guides human exploration in vast decision spaces
People’s understanding of the concept of misinformation
In the main, work has focused on defining and conceptualising the term misinformation, why and how people share misinformation, as well as the consequences for individual behaviour and policy making. Misinformation is an especially live issue in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and the communication that people use to inform their interpretations of risks, and claims about what is needed to reduce exposure and spread of the virus. However,…
Generalization guides human exploration in vast decision spaces
Beyond the confines of choice architecture
Developmental changes in exploration resemble stochastic optimization
Human development is often described as a 'cooling off' process, analogous to stochastic optimization algorithms that implement a gradual reduction in randomness over time. Yet there is ambiguity in how to interpret this analogy, due to a lack of concrete empirical comparisons. Using data from n = 281 participants ages 5 to 55, we show that cooling off does not only apply to the single dimension of randomness. Rather, human development resembles …
Beyond the confines of choice architecture
Generalization guides human exploration in vast decision spaces
Author Correction
People’s understanding of the concept of misinformation
In the main, work has focused on defining and conceptualising the term misinformation, why and how people share misinformation, as well as the consequences for individual behaviour and policy making. Misinformation is an especially live issue in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and the communication that people use to inform their interpretations of risks, and claims about what is needed to reduce exposure and spread of the virus. However,…
Finding the (most efficient) way out of a maze is easier than asking (good) questions
We investigate whether a spatial representation of a search task supports 4- to 7-year-old children's information-search strategies, relative to their performance in a question-asking game. Children played two computationally and structurally analogous search games: a spatial search task, the maze-exploration game, in which they had to discover the path through a maze by removing masks covering its passages; and a verbal search task, the 20-quest…
(Why) Is Misinformation a Problem
In the last decade there has been a proliferation of research on misinformation. One important aspect of this work that receives less attention than it should is exactly why misinformation is a problem. To adequately address this question, we must first look to its speculated causes and effects. We examined different disciplines (computer science, economics, history, information science, journalism, law, media, politics, philosophy, psychology, s…
Developmental changes in exploration resemble stochastic optimization
Human development is often described as a 'cooling off' process, analogous to stochastic optimization algorithms that implement a gradual reduction in randomness over time. Yet there is ambiguity in how to interpret this analogy, due to a lack of concrete empirical comparisons. Using data from n = 281 participants ages 5 to 55, we show that cooling off does not only apply to the single dimension of randomness. Rather, human development resembles …
Computer Science (6 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Artificial Intelligence (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (2 works) · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Generalization (2 works) · Internet privacy (2 works)