Testing guardrails for graphical information
Communicators sometimes think that the public cannot “handle” numbers. However, when provided them, people can understand more and act in...
Testing guardrails for graphical information
Excluding numeric side-effect information lowers vaccine intentions
When faced with unexpected hardship, high-ability students may do well but still disengage from math
Money matters for life satisfaction (especially if you are good at math)
People who are better at working with numbers also look at numbers more often
Those with higher cognitive ability are more polarized in how they consume/interpret media(part 3/3)
Political polarization in COVID responses greater for people higher in cognitive ability (Part 2/3)
Encouraging hands-free cellphone use may be an effective way of reducing distraction-related crashes
Political ideology predicted differences in responses to COVID-19 over time (part 1 of 3)
US Drivers support cellphone restrictions. But support them more when framed as less restrictive.
Negative emotions and risk perceptions peaked the same month that looking at statistics also peaked
Perceptions of numbers of cases and deaths are underestimated but track actual cases and deaths
Trust in doctors & clinicians and scientists was high and remained high throughout 2020