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Recent Examples of misperception
Americans who hold anti-intellectual views were more resistant to vaccinating against COVID in the early days of the pandemic; more likely to believe that climate change is not human-caused; and more likely to express misperceptions about macroeconomic performance.
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Matt Motta, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
The misperception continues that risks from nature loss are for the future.
—Nina Seega, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Overall, women’s misperceptions of their own risk may hold them back from getting a doctor to check out possible symptoms of a heart attack or stroke.
—Amy Huebschmann, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Criminologists say local news and social media are fueling that misperception.
—Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Matt Motta, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
The misperception continues that risks from nature loss are for the future.
—Nina Seega, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Overall, women’s misperceptions of their own risk may hold them back from getting a doctor to check out possible symptoms of a heart attack or stroke.
—Amy Huebschmann, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Criminologists say local news and social media are fueling that misperception.
—Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Misperception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misperception. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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