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Psychological Approaches to Credibility Assessment Online
- Source :
- The Handbook of the Psychology of Communication Technology
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2015.
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Abstract
- As networked information and communication technologies have enabled nearly instant access, from virtually anywhere, to almost inconceivably large information repositories, people have come to rely upon web-based information resources in a wide variety of ways. For example, even as early as 2006, nearly half of users in the United States said that the Internet played a crucial or important role in at least one major decision in their lives, such as attaining additional career training, helping themselves or someone else with a major illness or medical condition, or making a major investment or financial decision (Horrigan & Rainie, 2006). Yet, the credibility of information obtained online can be problematic, which raises concerns about how people obtain, interpret, and evaluate this information.
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Handbook of the Psychology of Communication Technology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........1e2d78d6962d2a22f67eebdc175497b1