Abstract:

Internet rumors often cause great social impact because of its characteristics of high-speed propagation, high degree of anonymity, more group thinking and so on. Currently, for some hot issues, a conflict often happens between users’ messages and the government’s official announcement. Based on the questionnaire analysis, the inherent relationship between Internet rumors and college student’s network information reception and cognition habits is found. These habits will affect their choices when faced with such situation.

Key words: Internet rumor, receiving habit, cognitive habit;