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Toby Prike is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia, working in the field of cognitive psychology. He obtained his Ph.D. from Flinders University in 2018, where his research focused on the relationship between non-evidence based beliefs, reasoning, and cognitive bias. After completing his Ph.D., he was a research fellow at the University of Southampton from 2018 to 2021, conducting research on judgment and decision-making related to migration. In 2021, he joined the University of Western Australia as a research associate on the project 'Combating Misinformation – Designing Toolkit Address Global Problem'. His primary research interests include the impact of misinformation, particularly 'fake news', with an emphasis on strategies to reduce its influence. Additionally, he maintains an interest in non-evidence based beliefs, including conspiracy theories and science denialism, as well as research across judgment, decision making, memory, reasoning, and cognitive bias.
University of Western Australia • Perth
Conducting research on combating misinformation and cognitive psychology.
University of Southampton • Southampton
Researched judgment and decision-making in relation to migration.
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