Evaluating the Efficacy of Detection Instructions on Additive and Contradictory Misinformation in Older and Younger Adults Using Eyewitnessed Visual Scenes

Puntos clave

• To evaluate how detection instructions impact misinformation recognition for different types in various age groups.
• Compared effectiveness of detection instructions on additive and contradictory misinformation.
• Analyzed responses from older and younger adults to visual scenes.
• Assessed performance in misinformation detection tasks.
• Detection instructions significantly reduced additive misinformation.
• Detection instructions significantly reduced contradictory misinformation.
• Older adults showed greater effectiveness with detection instructions compared to younger adults.