For this assignment, write a 3-5 page literature review on misinformation effects, incorporating at least seven peer-reviewed journal articles as sources. At least one article should be a study from an international source (a journal published outside the
Research Methods in Psychology
Description
Throughout this course, you will work on a research project related to the role of
familiarity in misinformation. Before you conduct research, you need to center your
hypothesis and supporting literature on this topic through a literature review, which wi
be the first piece of your project.
NOTE: The literature review will be on the role of familiarity in misinformation. For the
rest of the assignments in this course, you will then choose one of the following ways
to examine the role of familiarity in misinformation:
• False balance.
• Myth busting.
• Retraction.
Instructions
For this assignment, write a 3-5 page literature review on misinformation effects,
incorporating at least seven peer-reviewed journal articles as sources. At least one
article should be a study from an international source (a journal published outside the
United States or written by authors from outside the United States) or one that
includes non-Western participants. You may use the articles provided in Week 1
research activity, also linked below in the Choose Your Project section of these
assignment instructions. For this assignment, download the Literature Review [DOCX]
template. Complete your work in this required template before submitting it for
grading.
Choose Your Project
Materials will be provided for three different projects inspired by research found in the
literature. As part of your preparation for the literature review, look over the materials
and the article that inspired them. Choose one that interests you as this will help you
form your initial hypothesis. Expect your hypothesis to change based on feedback fror
your instructor.
There are pre-built materials for three experiments. There are possible variations of
design, but choose one of the following. You may not create your own topic or