“…However, even when accuracy directly impacts survival (e.g., “will this vaccine reduce my risk of life-threatening illness?”), social goals sometimes still triumph if the information is too ambiguous or challenging (Kopko et al, 2011; Munro, Lasane, & Leary, 2010; Munro, Weih, & Tsai, 2010). When one senses the truth is unknowable, deferring to one’s social group makes adaptive sense (Fernbach & Light, 2020).…”