Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications

Table 2 Mean perceived accuracy based on whether headlines were true or false, whether they were new or repeated, and whether the initial ratings were about interest of truthfulness from Experiment 2

From: An initial accuracy focus reduces the effect of prior exposure on perceived accuracy of news headlines

Initial rating	Headline truth	New		Repeated
Initial rating	Headline truth	M	95% CI	M	95% CI
Interest
	True	2.75	[2.69, 2.82]	2.90	[2.84, 2.96]
	False	2.07	[2.01, 2.14]	2.28	[2.21, 2.34]
Truthfulness
	True	2.72	[2.66, 2.79]	2.79	[2.73, 2.85]
	False	2.17	[2.11, 2.23]	2.18	[2.12, 2.24]

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