Josh Compton

“Research shows that when a child believes he has the ability to resist peer pressure, he will be a lot more likely to do so, and further, he will be more likely to talk to his parents about those episodes of peer pressure when they arise. On the other hand, kids who don’t feel as if they can resist peer pressure don’t tend to talk to their parents about the things they do outside the home.”

“You can prepare your child to resist future persuasion “much the same way vaccines prepare our bodies to resist future viruses,” says Joshua Compton, an associate professor of speech at Dartmouth College who researches inoculation theory.”

“Joshua Compton, an expert in inoculation theory at Dartmouth College, pointed to a study that gave anti-smoking messages to young children and found that some effects lasted at least 20 months.”

“Compton says the idea is similar to one called inoculation theory. In that strategy, preemptively exposing people to a weaker version of an argument helps them resist it later on, much the way a vaccine uses a weakened virus to help you fight future infections. It’s commonly used in politics, marketing, and health communication, Compton says — any time the message is, ‘The other side will tell you this, but here’s the truth.'”

“Decades of research suggests that [an inoculation] approach works.”

“Parents can help tweens resist pressure to vape “the same way vaccines prepare our bodies to resist future viruses,” says Josh Compton, an associate professor of speech at Dartmouth College who researches inoculation theory.”

“Et vous savez quoi, eh bien, j’ai été exaucé! À peine mes recherches entamées, je suis tombé sur une véritable pépite intitulée Re-thinking anxiety: Using inoculation messages to reduce and reinterpret public speaking fears. Celle-ci est signée par : Ben Jackson et James Dimmock, tous deux professeurs de psychologie sportive à l’Université d’Australie-Occidentale à Perth (Australie); Ashleigh Thornton, professeure de science de la motricité à l’Université d’Australie-Occidentale; et Josh Compton, professeur de science du discours au Dartmouth College à New Hampshire (États-Unis). Regardons ça ensemble…”

“To combat the spread of misinformation, it has been suggested that proactive interventions ― “prebunking” or “inoculation” ― are necessary. This idea is in accordance with the inoculation theory, which suggests that preexposure can confer resistance to challenge.”

“The combination of a global health emergency and an informational ecosystem where false and misleading information can thrive has proven to be a lethal cocktail.”

“La inoculación psicológica es una estrategia fundamental para combatir la desinformación.”

“In recent years, an idea called inoculation theory has gained prominence. It involves using online games or tutorials to train people to think more critically about information.”

“According to inoculation theory in a 2017 studyTrusted Source
, exposing yourself to potential threats, such as public speaking during a Zoom meeting, ahead of time may help you handle them with less stress.”

“Contudo, estudos indicam que o medo de falar em público é o mais prevalente entre a população, em casos mais debilitantes esse medo pode ser definido como um tipo de transtorno de ansiedade social.”

“Half a century of research has found that when we are exposed to a “weak form of misinformation,” this helps us build resistance so that we are not influenced by actual misinformation.”

“Studies over the past 60 years have shown inoculation to be effective across cultures and on a wide range of subjects including the environment, public health, crisis management, and animal rights, among others.”

“It’s a kind of ‘psychological vaccine’ based on something called ‘inoculation theory’: that when people are exposed to common fake news techniques they can better notice and ignore misinformation when they see it.”

“The idea behind the game is inoculation theory, the idea that understanding how disinformation and misinformation campaigns work can “vaccinate” a user from succumbing to them.”

“The gameplay is based on “inoculation theory”: that exposing people to a weak “dose” of common techniques used to spread fake news allows them to better identify and disregard misinformation when they encounter it in future.”

“We hope that our game will play a role in stopping the spread of misleading information: just as misinformation replicates, vaccines can spread, too.”

“We hope that our game will play a role in stopping the spread of misleading information: just as misinformation replicates, vaccines can spread, too.”