• An Alternative Correct Answer to the Cognitive Reflection Test 

      Filkukova, Petra; Langguth, Johannes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT) measures one’s tendency to engage in reflective deliberate System 2 thinking. The CRT consists of three mathematical tasks, which are designed to generate an intuitive wrong answer ...
    • Blinded by emotions: The association between emotional reactivity and trust in fictitious news stories on crime 

      Filkukova, Petra; Langguth, Johannes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      We investigated the relation between emotional reactivity measured by Perth Emotional Reactivity Scale – Short Form (PERS-S) and trust in fictitious news stories on crime. In Study 1 we found on a sample of 508 older adults ...
    • COVID-19 and 5G conspiracy theories: long term observation of a digital wildfire 

      Langguth, Johannes; Filkukova, Petra; Brenner, Stefan; Schroeder, Daniel Thilo; Pogorelov, Konstantin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the lives of people worldwide, and consequently, it has dominated world news since March 2020. Thus, it is no surprise that it has also been the topic of a massive amount of ...
    • Don't Trust Your Eyes: Image Manipulation in the Age of DeepFakes 

      Langguth, Johannes; Pogorelov, Konstantin; Brenner, Stefan; Filkukova, Petra; Schroeder, Daniel Thilo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      We review the phenomenon of deepfakes, a novel technology enabling inexpensive manipulation of video material through the use of artificial intelligence, in the context of today’s wider discussion on fake news. We discuss ...