David M Sobel, Natasha Z Kirkham
Blickets and babies: the development of causal reasoning in toddlers and infants
Developmental psychology
people increasingly rely internet webbased information despite evidence potentially inaccurate biased therefore study sought assess peoples perceptions credibility various categories internet information compared similar information provided media 1041 respondents also asked whether verified internet information overall respondents reported considered internet information credible obtained television radio magazines credible newspaper information credibility among types information sought news entertainment varied across media channels respondents said rarely verified webbased information although varied type information sought levels experience respondents perceived credibility information related whether verified information study explores social relevance findings discusses terms theoretical knowledge advanced communication technologies