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Political orientation and cognitive style are associated with metacognitive accuracy in discerning misinformation. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To assess how accurately individuals evaluate their own ability to detect misinformation and determine the degree to which this metacognitive accuracy relates to political orientation and cognitive style.

September 2, 2026Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition

Metacognitive accuracy of misinformation discernment and its relation to political orientation and cognitive style.

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To assess how accurately individuals evaluate their own ability to detect misinformation and determine the degree to which this metacognitive accuracy relates to political orientation and cognitive style.
Conducted a two-wave survey data collection protocol consisting of Time 1 in May 2023 (N = 237) and Time 2 in June 2024, reaching a total sample size of N = 462.
Expanded participant enrollment across the two timepoints specifically to achieve adequate statistical power for mediation analysis.
The analytical framework evaluates the mediating pathways through which cognitive style and political orientation correlate with metacognitive discernment of true versus false information.

Implication

Observational study examines misinformation discernment accuracy in adults, indicating critical roles for cognitive style and political orientation.

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Data collection Time 1: May 2023 (N = 237) Data collection Time 2: June 2024 (additional participants collected to adequately power the mediation analysis; final N = 462)

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Ager et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e20ec562ede874ec627d https://doi.org/10.1037/mac0000299

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Implication

Observational study examines misinformation discernment accuracy in adults, indicating critical roles for cognitive style and political orientation.

Abstract

Data collection Time 1: May 2023 (N = 237) Data collection Time 2: June 2024 (additional participants collected to adequately power the mediation analysis; final N = 462)

Metacognitive accuracy of misinformation discernment and its relation to political orientation and cognitive style.

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Metacognitive accuracy of misinformation discernment and its relation to political orientation and cognitive style.

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