Can journalistic "false balance" distort public perception of consensus in expert opinion?

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 24-38

  Koehler, Derek J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distribution of expert opinion; Heuristics and biases; Judgment and decision making; Perceived consensus

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS; DECISION MAKING; EXPERT WITNESS; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLISHING;

CONSENSUS; DECISION MAKING; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; JOURNALISM; JUDGMENT; PERCEPTION;

EID: 84953911545     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xap0000073     Document Type: Article

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