Cognitive Functioning and Multitasking Theories Quiz

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According to the findings, which statement is true regarding the diffusion of falsehoods compared to truths on Twitter?

The diffusion of falsehoods and truths depends on the news category, with no clear overall pattern.

Falsehoods diffuse significantly farther, faster, deeper, and more broadly than truths. (correct)

Truths diffuse significantly farther, faster, deeper, and more broadly than falsehoods.

There is no significant difference in the diffusion of falsehoods and truths on Twitter.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between political news and the diffusion of falsehoods?

Political news diffuses more broadly and at greater depth than other news categories. (correct)

The diffusion of falsehoods is not affected by the news category.

Political news diffuses less broadly and at shallower depth than other news categories.

Political news diffuses at the same rate and depth as other news categories.

According to the findings, which of the following is true about the users who spread false news on Twitter?

They were verified more often and had been on Twitter for a longer time.

There was no significant difference between users who spread false news and those who spread true news.

They had significantly fewer followers, were less active, less often verified, and had been on Twitter for a shorter time. (correct)

They had significantly more followers and were more active on Twitter.

Which of the following emotions is more strongly associated with the diffusion of falsehoods, according to the findings?

Surprise and disgust Signup and view all the answers

Based on the findings, which of the following statements is true regarding the novelty of false news compared to true news?

False news is considered more novel, and novel information is more likely to be retweeted. Signup and view all the answers

According to the findings, how does the depth of retweet cascades differ between false and true stories?

False stories reach a cascade depth of 10 about 20 times faster than true stories. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements accurately describes the diffusion of true news, according to the findings?

True news rarely diffused to more than 1,000 people. Signup and view all the answers

Based on the findings, which of the following statements is true regarding the time it takes for false news and true news to reach a certain number of people?

True news took about six times as long as false news to reach 1,500 people. Signup and view all the answers

According to the findings, which of the following statements is true regarding the number of unique users who retweeted false news compared to true news?

Falsehoods were retweeted by unique users more broadly than true statements at every depth of cascade. Signup and view all the answers

Based on the findings, which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between the number of followers a user has and the likelihood of spreading false news?

Users with fewer followers were more likely to spread false news. Signup and view all the answers

Cognitive Functioning and Multitasking Theories Quiz

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According to the findings, which statement is true regarding the diffusion of falsehoods compared to truths on Twitter?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between political news and the diffusion of falsehoods?

According to the findings, which of the following is true about the users who spread false news on Twitter?

Which of the following emotions is more strongly associated with the diffusion of falsehoods, according to the findings?

Based on the findings, which of the following statements is true regarding the novelty of false news compared to true news?

According to the findings, how does the depth of retweet cascades differ between false and true stories?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the diffusion of true news, according to the findings?

Based on the findings, which of the following statements is true regarding the time it takes for false news and true news to reach a certain number of people?

According to the findings, which of the following statements is true regarding the number of unique users who retweeted false news compared to true news?

Based on the findings, which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between the number of followers a user has and the likelihood of spreading false news?

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