Table 1 Experiment 1 results (N = 360).

From: Bypassing misinformation without confrontation improves policy support as much as correcting it

 

Misinformation & bypassing

M (SD)

Misinformation & correction

M (SD)

Misinformation only (control)

M (SD)

F (2, 357)

P

Intention to support policy restrictions on the production of GM foods

2.19a (1.29)

2.26a (1.19)

2.63b (1.32)

4.29

0.014

Attitude toward supporting policy restrictions on GM foods

3.37a (1.82)

3.63a (1.79)

4.30b (2.08)

7.67

0.001

Belief in the misinformation about GM foods

2.18a (1.13)

1.61b (0.88)

2.27a (1.18)

13.31

< 0.001

Bypassing beliefs that GM foods alleviate global hunger

3.39a (1.25)

3.42a (1.17)

3.22a (1.31)

0.933

0.394

  1. Different superscripts indicate statistically significant pairwise contrasts.