Eyes on the Source! - The Role of Differences in Source Trustworthiness on Lay Persons’ Attention to Source Information during the Resolution of Scientific Conflicts

EasyChair Preprint 3847

Abstract

This eye-tracking study examined how differences in sources’ trustworthiness affect readers’ attentional processing when confronted with a scientific conflict. 144 participants were presented with two conflicting scientific claims from two sources. Results show that differences in trustworthiness between the two sources led to increased attention to source information compared to when both sources were of high trustworthiness or of low trustworthiness, which we interpret as an indication for conflict resolution via sourcing.

Keyphrases: Source Information, eye tracking, multiple document comprehension, scientific conflict

@booklet{EasyChair:3847,
  author    = {Steffen Gottschling and Yvonne Kammerer},
  title     = {Eyes on the Source! - The Role of Differences in Source Trustworthiness on Lay Persons’ Attention to Source Information during the Resolution of Scientific Conflicts},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 3847},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2020}}