High fluid intelligence boosts ability to accept corrected misinformation
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Individuals with higher fluid intelligence are more likely to change their attitudes after misinformation corrections, while need for cognition—enjoying deep thinking—has little effect on openness to these factual corrections.
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/chrisdh79 on 2024-10-30 12:02:52+00:00.

Original Title: Recent study sheds light on why some people are more likely to change their beliefs after being presented with corrections to misinformation | Researchers found that people with higher fluid intelligence were more likely to adjust their attitudes after receiving corrective information.