Programa de Pós-Graduação em Etnobiologia e Conservação da Natureza, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.
Laboratório de Ecologia e Evolução de Sistemas Socioecológicos, Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.
PLoS One. 2024 May 16;19(5):e0303512. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303512. eCollection 2024.
The prestige theory of evolution states that our memory has an intrinsic bias to memorize information from someone of prestige. However, the evidence for information recall is mainly focused on content bias. Considering that the prestige bias can be advantageous in selecting information in contexts of uncertainty, this study assessed whether, in the scenario of the COVID-19 pandemic, the prestige bias would be favored over other models that do not possess the prestige spirit characteristics. The study was conducted through an online experiment, where participants were subjected to reading fictitious text, followed by a surprise recollection. Data were analyzed using a generalized linear mixed model, Poisson family, and logistic regression. The results showed that prestige is only prioritized in the recall due to the family model and does not present any difference from the other models tested. However, it influenced the recall of specific information, suggesting its role as a factor of cultural attraction. Furthermore, we observed that trust in science-oriented profiles can influence the recall of information during a health crisis. Finally, this study highlights the complexity of the functioning of the human mind and how several factors can act simultaneously in the recall of information.
进化的声望理论指出，我们的记忆天生就有一种偏向，会记住有声望之人的信息。然而，有关信息回忆的证据主要集中在内容偏见上。鉴于声望偏见在不确定情况下选择信息时可能具有优势，本研究评估了在 COVID-19 大流行的情况下，声望偏见是否会优先于不具备声望精神特征的其他模型。该研究通过在线实验进行，参与者首先阅读虚构文本，然后进行惊喜回忆。使用广义线性混合模型、泊松家族和逻辑回归对数据进行分析。结果表明，声望仅因家庭模型而在回忆中受到优先考虑，与测试的其他模型没有任何区别。然而，它确实影响了特定信息的回忆，表明其作为文化吸引力因素的作用。此外，我们观察到，对以科学为导向的个人资料的信任可以影响健康危机期间的信息回忆。最后，本研究强调了人类思维运作的复杂性，以及在信息回忆中可能同时存在几种因素的情况。
