The Effect of Dishonest Misinformation Intensity on the Continued Influence Effect of Person Impressions

doi:10.12139/j.1672-0628.2024.06.017

Studies of Psychology and Behavior ›› 2024, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (6): 847-853.DOI: 10.12139/j.1672-0628.2024.06.017

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The Effect of Dishonest Misinformation Intensity on the Continued Influence Effect of Person Impressions

Xiaojuan YIN¹, Yi LIN², Lina JIA³, Xuying WANG¹, Yaoyuan XIA⁴, Hua JIN*^,¹()

1. Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Student Mental Health and Intelligence Assessment, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387
2. Office of Scientific Research, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006
3. School of Law, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin 300134
4. Department of Physical Education, Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics, Hangzhou 310018

Received:2024-04-30 Online:2024-11-20 Published:2024-11-20
Contact: Hua JIN

不诚实错误信息强度对人物印象的持续影响效应的作用

阴晓娟¹, 林依², 贾丽娜³, 王旭瑛¹, 夏尧远⁴, 金花*^,¹()

1. 教育部人文社会科学重点研究基地天津师范大学心理与行为研究院，天津师范大学心理学部，天津市学生心理健康与智能评估重点实验室，天津 300387
2. 华南师范大学科学研究院，广州 510006
3. 天津商业大学法学院，天津 300134
4. 浙江财经大学体育部，杭州 310018

通讯作者: 金花
基金资助:
国家社会科学基金重大项目(20ZDA079)。

Abstract

Abstract:

Investigating how the intensity of dishonest misinformation affects the continued influence effect (CIE) on person impressions contributes to address misinformation challenges in the new media era and preserving societal integrity. This study employed the person behavior inventory paradigm to examine this issue. In Experiments 1 and 2, the intensity of initial dishonest misinformation was manipulated by altering its extremity or quantity, respectively. The results were as follows: 1) Negative misinformation did not produce a CIE on the specific indicator of “honesty” in person impressions, which was not influenced by the intensity of the misinformation. 2) Negative misinformation produced a CIE on the non-specific indicator of “likability” in person impressions, but this effect only occurred when the quantity of negative misinformation was high. The findings indicate that within the moral dimension of honesty, the CIE of negative misinformation on person impressions is complex, as it is shaped by specific impression indicators and affected by variations in intensity.

Key words: continued influence effect, dishonest misinformation intensity, extremity, quantity, person impression

摘要：

关注不同强度的不诚实错误信息如何作用于人物印象的持续影响效应(CIE)有助于更好地应对新媒体时代下错误信息带来的挑战，维护整个社会的诚信体系。本研究采用人物行为清单范式考察了这一问题。实验1和实验2分别通过改变初始的不诚实错误信息的极端性或数量来操纵信息强度，结果发现：(1)负性错误信息对人物印象的特异性指标“诚实度”不存在错误信息持续影响效应，且这一结果不受错误信息强度的影响；(2)负性错误信息对人物印象的非特异性指标“喜爱度”存在错误信息持续影响效应，且这一效应仅发生在负性错误信息数量较多的条件下。结果表明，在道德的诚实维度内，负性错误信息对人物印象的持续影响效应较为复杂，既受具体印象指标的制约，也受具体强度因素操纵的影响。

关键词: 持续影响效应, 不诚实错误信息强度, 极端性, 数量, 人物印象

Xiaojuan YIN, Yi LIN, Lina JIA, Xuying WANG, Yaoyuan XIA, Hua JIN. The Effect of Dishonest Misinformation Intensity on the Continued Influence Effect of Person Impressions[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2024, 22(6): 847-853.

阴晓娟, 林依, 贾丽娜, 王旭瑛, 夏尧远, 金花. 不诚实错误信息强度对人物印象的持续影响效应的作用[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2024, 22(6): 847-853.

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指标	轻度不诚实	重度不诚实
不诚实强度	4.45±1.47	6.41±0.73
不诚实相关性	4.73±1.45	6.64±0.66
判断性	3.95±1.70	6.45±0.80

指标	轻度不诚实	重度不诚实
不诚实强度	4.45±1.47	6.41±0.73
不诚实相关性	4.73±1.45	6.64±0.66
判断性	3.95±1.70	6.45±0.80

因变量指标	控制组		无更正组		更正组
因变量指标	中性轻	中性重	轻	重	轻	重
再认测验	0.88(0.09)	0.91(0.09)	0.76(0.15)	0.80(0.13)	0.87(0.09)	0.85(0.07)
喜爱度评分	4.33(0.76)	4.10(0.73)	3.70(1.01)	3.48(0.90)	4.37(0.74)	3.84(0.78)
不诚实度评分	4.21(0.86)	3.58(0.84)	4.55(1.05)	4.90(1.37)	3.18(1.07)	4.12(1.45)

因变量指标	控制组		无更正组		更正组
因变量指标	中性轻	中性重	轻	重	轻	重
再认测验	0.88(0.09)	0.91(0.09)	0.76(0.15)	0.80(0.13)	0.87(0.09)	0.85(0.07)
喜爱度评分	4.33(0.76)	4.10(0.73)	3.70(1.01)	3.48(0.90)	4.37(0.74)	3.84(0.78)
不诚实度评分	4.21(0.86)	3.58(0.84)	4.55(1.05)	4.90(1.37)	3.18(1.07)	4.12(1.45)

指标	得分
不诚实强度	4.66±1.29
不诚实相关性	5.27±1.38
判断性	4.35±1.47

The Effect of Dishonest Misinformation Intensity on the Continued Influence Effect of Person Impressions

不诚实错误信息强度对人物印象的持续影响效应的作用

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因变量指标	控制组		无更正组		更正组
因变量指标	1条中性	4条中性	1条负性	4条负性	1条负性	4条负性
再认测验	0.87(0.13)	0.85(0.12)	0.89(0.10)	0.93(0.07)	0.85(0.09)	0.91(0.08)
喜爱度评分	3.90(0.49)	4.13(0.44)	4.07(0.89)	2.92(0.65)	4.54(1.10)	3.49(1.05)
不诚实度评分	3.61(0.98)	3.83(0.92)	4.22(1.11)	4.44(1.34)	3.22(1.40)	4.44(1.54)

因变量指标	控制组		无更正组		更正组
因变量指标	1条中性	4条中性	1条负性	4条负性	1条负性	4条负性
再认测验	0.87(0.13)	0.85(0.12)	0.89(0.10)	0.93(0.07)	0.85(0.09)	0.91(0.08)
喜爱度评分	3.90(0.49)	4.13(0.44)	4.07(0.89)	2.92(0.65)	4.54(1.10)	3.49(1.05)
不诚实度评分	3.61(0.98)	3.83(0.92)	4.22(1.11)	4.44(1.34)	3.22(1.40)	4.44(1.54)