Origins of sinister rumors
A preference for threat-related material in the supply and demand of information
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24100718 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Timothy Blaine (0000-0001-8462-6577, Washington University in St. Louis, corresponding author), P Boyer (0000-0002-0911-1212, Washington University in St. Louis) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 67-75 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Evolution and Human Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1090-5138 • E-ISSN: 1879-0607 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2017.10.001 |
| OpenAlex | W2764189971 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 28 |
Affect (linguistics) · Biology · Cultural transmission in animals · Economics · Evolutionary biology · Information transmission · Microeconomics · Negativity effect · Preference · Telecommunications · Transmission (telecommunications) · Communication · Computer Science · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Language and cultural evolution · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology · Social Psychology
The cultural ecology of social media
Cultural Evolution in the Digital Age
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Relevance Is Socially Rewarded, But Not at the Price of Accuracy
Happy thoughts
How cultural evolution can inform the science of science communication—and vice versa
The Sympathetic Plot, Its Psychological Origins, and Implications for the Evolution of Fiction
How Good Are We At Evaluating Communicated Information
Cross-cultural forager myth transmission rules
Strategic counter-misinformation engagement on social media
Serial reproduction of narratives preserves emotional appraisals
Intervention Bias
People believe misinformation is a threat because they assume others are gullible
Why do so few people share fake news? It hurts their reputation
Sharing, commenting, and reacting to Danish misinformation
Content biases in three phases of cultural transmission
Conspiracy Theories and Anxiety in Culture
Did you hear what she did to me? Female friendship victimization disclosures offer reputational advantages
Donald Trump and the Lie
Deriving Features of Religions in the Wild
Curious about threats
From Storytelling to Facebook
Religious Hate Propaganda
Universal cognitive mechanisms explain the cultural success of bloodletting
Cognitive templates for religious concepts
Negativity Bias, Negativity Dominance, and Contagion
Psychology of Rumor or How the Flying Saucer Phenomenon Spread Throughout the Nation
The Perception of Risk
Evolution and Social Psychology
What does communication contribute to cultural transmission
Memory for Wording and Meaning of Content-Relevant Jokes Presented in Differing Arousal Conditions
Corpses, Maggots, Poodles and Rats
Expect the Unexpected? Testing for Minimally Counterintuitive (MCI) Bias in the Transmission of Contemporary Legends
Defining risk
Sad, thus true
The sky is falling
Negative information weighs more heavily on the brain
Automatic vigilance
Emotional selection in memes
Error management theory
Bad is Stronger than Good
Serial killers, spiders and cybersex
The Vanishing Hitchhiker
| Unique citing works | 23 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |