Beth Anne Helgason
Biographic Data
| ID | 4231049 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Beth Anne Helgason |
| GIVEN NAMES | Beth Anne |
| FAMILY NAME | Helgason |
| SIGNATURE | HELGASON B A |
| AFFILIATIONS | London Business School |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4680-6582 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From critical to hypocritical: Counterfactual thinking increases partisan disagreement about media hypocrisy
Partisans on both sides of the political aisle complain that the mainstream media is hypocritical, but they disagree about whom that hypocrisy benefits. In the present research, we examine how counterfactual thinking contributes to this partisan disagreement about media hypocrisy. In three studies (two pre-registered, N = 1342) of people's reactions to media criticism of politicians, we find that people judged the media's criticism of politicians…
It might become true: How prefactual thinking licenses dishonesty
about how it might become true in the future. This effect emerged with participants from 59 nations judging falsehoods about consumer products, professional skills, and controversial political issues-and the effect was particularly pronounced when participants were inclined to accept that the falsehood might become true. Moreover, thinking prefactually about how a falsehood might become true made people more inclined to share the falsehood on soc…
It might become true: How prefactual thinking licenses dishonesty
about how it might become true in the future. This effect emerged with participants from 59 nations judging falsehoods about consumer products, professional skills, and controversial political issues-and the effect was particularly pronounced when participants were inclined to accept that the falsehood might become true. Moreover, thinking prefactually about how a falsehood might become true made people more inclined to share the falsehood on soc…
From critical to hypocritical: Counterfactual thinking increases partisan disagreement about media hypocrisy
Partisans on both sides of the political aisle complain that the mainstream media is hypocritical, but they disagree about whom that hypocrisy benefits. In the present research, we examine how counterfactual thinking contributes to this partisan disagreement about media hypocrisy. In three studies (two pre-registered, N = 1342) of people's reactions to media criticism of politicians, we find that people judged the media's criticism of politicians…
From critical to hypocritical: Counterfactual thinking increases partisan disagreement about media hypocrisy
Partisans on both sides of the political aisle complain that the mainstream media is hypocritical, but they disagree about whom that hypocrisy benefits. In the present research, we examine how counterfactual thinking contributes to this partisan disagreement about media hypocrisy. In three studies (two pre-registered, N = 1342) of people's reactions to media criticism of politicians, we find that people judged the media's criticism of politicians…
It might become true: How prefactual thinking licenses dishonesty
about how it might become true in the future. This effect emerged with participants from 59 nations judging falsehoods about consumer products, professional skills, and controversial political issues-and the effect was particularly pronounced when participants were inclined to accept that the falsehood might become true. Moreover, thinking prefactually about how a falsehood might become true made people more inclined to share the falsehood on soc…
Law (2 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Blame (1 works) · Counterfactual thinking (1 works) · Criticism (1 works) · Deception (1 works) · Dishonesty (1 works) · Economics (1 works)