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Source Credibility Heuristics

Source Credibility Heuristics is a cognitive shortcut within the category of credibility assessment methods that enables individuals to evaluate the trustworthiness of information sources based on readily apparent cues rather than systematic analysis.

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2017–2026

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105

Social and Heuristic Approaches to Credibility Evaluation Online

Miriam J. Metzger, Andrew J. Flanagin, Ryan Medders · Journal of Communication · 2010 · 1.3K citations

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Heuristic processing can bias systematic processing: Effects of source credibility, argument ambiguity, and task importance on attitude judgment.

Shelly Chaiken, Durairaj Maheswaran · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1994 · 1.2K citations

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Heuristic processing can bias systematic processing: Effects of source credibility, argument ambiguity, and task importance on attitude judgment.

Shelly Chaiken, Durairaj Maheswaran · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1994 · 1.1K citations

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Developing a unifying framework of credibility assessment: Construct, heuristics, and interaction in context

Brian Hilligoss, Soo Young Rieh · Information Processing & Management · 2007 · 611 citations

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Tweeting is believing?

Meredith Ringel Morris, Scott Counts, Asta Roseway et al. · 2012 · 411 citations

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Authors

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  1. SY
    Soo Young Rieh

    University of Michigan, United States

    4 publications · 668 citations

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  2. SS
    S. Shyam Sundar

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    3 publications · 599 citations

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  3. BS
    Beth St. Jean

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    3 publications · 94 citations

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  4. PG
    Peter Gerjets

    University of Tübingen, Germany

    2 publications · 91 citations

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  5. BA
    Brian A. Nosek

    University of Virginia, United States

    2 publications · 98 citations

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Institutions

127

  1. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    9 h-index

    17 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    647 citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    5 h-index

    16 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    857 citations

  5. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    311 citations

  6. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    4.1K citations

  7. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    473 citations

  8. Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien

    Tübingen, Germany

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    273 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    5 publications · 2.8K citations

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  2. Computers in Human Behavior

    4 publications · 379 citations

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  3. Health Communication

    3 publications · 269 citations

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  4. Journal of Consumer Research

    JCR · 2 publications · 62 citations

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  5. Online Information Review

    2 publications · 48 citations

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