Would you choose to cooperate with someone on a task even when it’s detrimental to your success? Research has found that human adults prefer to perform a task with a partner even when doing so actively hurts your chance of success. It seems that people may not be consciously thinking about their chances of success when cooperating with others because cooperation is beneficial to human life by default, so we think it’s more beneficial to do tasks with someone rather than alone. Read full article here
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Improving media literacy could boost trust towards the news, IMPRESS report suggests
The UK media is regulated by the likes of IPSO and Ofcom. The report by press regulator IMPRESS highlights the link between low levels of media literacy and trust in the news. The study found that three quarters of those who did not know if journalists were regulated did not trust the news. It suggests that improving media literacy is one way to stem the erosion of trust, and shows that audiences have an appetite for information on news processes. Stakeholders need to collaborate in order to rebuild trust in the news, and independent media is well placed to do this. Read full article here
Merv
February 1, 2023
