Detecting misinformation in online social networks using cognitive psychology

Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kumar, KP Krishna ^a   Geethakumari, G ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Cognitive psychology; Disinformation; Misinformation; Online social network

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE FILTERING; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

COGNITIVE PROCESS; COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY; COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; CREDIBILITY OF SOURCES; DISINFORMATION; INFORMED DECISION; MISINFORMATION; ON-LINE SOCIAL NETWORKS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84919897868     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21921962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13673-014-0014-x     Document Type: Article

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