Will I Still Trust Him? The Impact of Misinformation Correction on Interpersonal Trust and Its Cognitive Mechanisms

doi:10.12139/j.1672-0628.2026.05.012

Studies of Psychology and Behavior ›› 2026, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (5): 664-671.DOI: 10.12139/j.1672-0628.2026.05.012

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Will I Still Trust Him? The Impact of Misinformation Correction on Interpersonal Trust and Its Cognitive Mechanisms

LIU Ting^1,2, ZHOU Guangfang³, JIN Hua⁴, ZHANG Shanshan^2,5, TANG Hui^2,5

1. Shanghai Cooperation Organization Vocational and Technical Education Development Research Institute, Tianjin University of Technology and Education, Tianjin 300222;
2. Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Tianjin Universities, Center Vocational Education Development Research, Tianjin 300222;
3. Worldskills Competition China (Tianjin) Research Center, Tianjin 300222;
4. Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387;
5. School of Vocational Education, Tianjin University of Technology and Education, Tianjin 300222

Received:2025-06-18 Online:2026-09-20 Published:2026-09-20

我还会相信他吗？错误信息更正对人际信任的影响及其认知机制检验

刘婷^1,2, 周广方³, 金花⁴, 张珊珊^2,5, 唐辉^2,5

1. 天津职业技术师范大学上海合作组织职业技术教育发展研究院，天津 300222;
2. 天津市普通高等学校人文社科重点研究基地职业教育发展研究中心，天津 300222;
3. 天津职业技术师范大学世界技能大赛中国（天津）研究中心，天津 300222;
4. 天津师范大学心理学部，天津 300387;
5. 天津职业技术师范大学职业教育学院，天津 300222

通讯作者: 唐辉
基金资助:
天津市教委科研计划项目成果“高职生识别假新闻能力的提升策略研究”(2022SK160)。

Abstract

Abstract: Studies of the continued influence effect (CIE) suggest that once corrected, person-related misinformation does not continue to influence reasoning. It is unclear whether this effect also occurs in online strangers’ high-coherence misinformation. Across two experiments, we investigated the impact of online strangers’ misinformation and its correction on interpersonal trust and the psychological mechanisms responsible for this phenomenon. Our results showed that: 1) No CIE was observed in trust beliefs or behaviors toward strangers after misinformation correction. 2) Correcting person-related misinformation, compared to confirming information, caused stronger discomfort and less belief in it, but neither predicted final trust beliefs or behaviors. These findings refine the mental-model theory, suggesting that the absence of CIE after correcting strangers’ misinformation stems not from participants’ lack of motivation to maintain the integrity of their mental models, but from a rapid-updating mechanism that drives individuals to reinterpret misinformation.

Key words: person-related misinformation, continued influence of misinformation, interpersonal trust, discomfort

摘要： 本研究通过2个实验考察网络陌生人错误信息更正后是否存在持续影响效应(CIE)及其认知机制。研究结果表明：(1)陌生人错误信息更正后在信任态度和行为上均不存在CIE；(2)错误信息更正与确认相比引发了更高的心理不适感，更低的错误信息信念，但它们对最终的信任态度和行为均无预测作用。结果修正了心理模型理论，提示陌生人错误信息更正后不存在CIE的关键原因并非被试不存在保持原模型完整的动机，而是人们会启动快速修正机制，重新解释错误信息。

关键词: 人物错误信息, 错误信息持续影响, 人际信任, 心理不适感

CLC Number:

B849

LIU Ting, ZHOU Guangfang, JIN Hua, ZHANG Shanshan, TANG Hui. Will I Still Trust Him? The Impact of Misinformation Correction on Interpersonal Trust and Its Cognitive Mechanisms[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2026, 24(5): 664-671.

刘婷, 周广方, 金花, 张珊珊, 唐辉. 我还会相信他吗？错误信息更正对人际信任的影响及其认知机制检验[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2026, 24(5): 664-671.

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我还会相信他吗？错误信息更正对人际信任的影响及其认知机制检验

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