Abstract When addressing the spread of misinformation, online media literacy programs have mostly emphasized an approach that seems to ignore the influences of individual emotions and social goals. However, when online, individual emotions are manipulated and users are directed to seek to fulfill social needs. This distracts from our obligation to fact check when online. … [Read more...] about A Metacognitive Approach to Reduce the Spread of Online Misinformation
Author Profile: Sean Gabaree
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Social Studies TeacherMontgomery Blair HS in Silver Spring, MDSean Gabaree is a social studies teacher at Montgomery Blair HS in Silver Spring, MD and a doctoral student at Georgetown University. As a teacher, Sean has been piloting a high school elective called Political Behavior & Psychology, which will be available to all district high schools beginning Fall 2022. The course examines recent events through social psychology and cognitive science to figure out why we hate, why we are angry, why we are afraid, and why we can’t agree. The role of online misinformation is becoming a lynchpin of the pilot class in the 3 semesters it’s been taught.