Origins of sinister rumors: A preference for threat-related material in the supply and demand of information
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2017.10.001
Abstract: Abstract Many rumors convey information about potential danger, even when these dangers are very unlikely. In four studies, we examine whether micro-processes of cultural transmission explain the spread of threat-related information. Three studies using transmission… read more here.
Keywords: information; demand information; threat related; supply demand ... See more keywords