| Presentation | 2021-03-16 Effects of Pluralistic Ignorance on Communication of Rumors Natsuho Umemoto, Haruka Shoda, |
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| Abstract(in English) | In the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, panic hoarding of toilet paper occurred. In the present study, we investigated the spreading of rumors from the viewpoint of "pluralistic ignorance." Two hundred university students were asked to answer a questionnaire about their own and others' thoughts and behaviors regarding the rumor that "toilet paper will be in short supply due to the COVID-19." We prepared seven rumors including this rumor, and participants were also asked to answer content attributes and functions as well as intentions to communicate and confirm the rumors. We found that those in the state of pluralistic ignorance tend to spread the rumor without confirming its evidence. This tendency was found for all rumors that they could practice, suggesting that pluralistic ignorance is not a phenomenon that occurs in a particular situation, but is one of the human's characteristics. |
| Keyword(in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Keyword(in English) | rumor / pluralistic ignorance / cognitive dissonance |
| Paper # | HCS2020-81 |
| Date of Issue | 2021-03-08 (HCS) |
| Conference Information | |
| Committee | HCS |
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| Conference Date | 2021/3/15(2days) |
| Place (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Place (in English) | Online |
| Topics (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Topics (in English) | Human Communication during the Coronavirus Pandemic, etc. |
| Chair | Tomoo Inoue(Univ. of Tsukuba) |
| Vice Chair | Yugo Hayashi(Ritsumeikan Univ.) / Tomoko Kanda(Osaka Inst. of Tech.) |
| Secretary | Yugo Hayashi(Kanazawa Inst. of Tech.) / Tomoko Kanda(KDDI Research) |
| Assistant | Kazunori Terada(Gifu Univ.) / Atsushi Kimura(Nihon Univ.) / HUANG HUNGHSUAN(Univ. of Fukuchiyama) / Shigeyoshi Iizuka(Kanagawa Univ.) / Masashi Komori(Osaka Electro-Comm. Univ.) / Kazuki Takashima(Tohoku Univ.) |
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| Registration To | Technical Committee on Human Communication Science |
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| Language | JPN |
| Title (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Sub Title (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Title (in English) | Effects of Pluralistic Ignorance on Communication of Rumors |
| Sub Title (in English) | Toilet-paper Hoarding under the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| Keyword(1) | rumor |
| Keyword(2) | pluralistic ignorance |
| Keyword(3) | cognitive dissonance |
| 1st Author's Name | Natsuho Umemoto |
| 1st Author's Affiliation | Kobe University(Kobe Univ.) |
| 2nd Author's Name | Haruka Shoda |
| 2nd Author's Affiliation | Kobe University(Kobe Univ.) |
| Date | 2021-03-16 |
| Paper # | HCS2020-81 |
| Volume (vol) | vol.120 |
| Number (no) | HCS-432 |
| Page | pp.pp.79-84(HCS), |
| #Pages | 6 |
| Date of Issue | 2021-03-08 (HCS) |