Political online information searching before the 2013 German federal election: Confirmation bias, source credibility, and attitude impacts

Autor: Knobloch-Westerwick, S., Mothes, C., Johnson, B.K., Westerwick, A., Donsbach, W.
Přispěvatelé: Communication Science, Network Institute, Communication Choices, Content and Consequences (CCCC)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Knobloch-Westerwick, S, Mothes, C, Johnson, B K, Westerwick, A & Donsbach, W 2015, ' Political online information searching before the 2013 German federal election: Confirmation bias, source credibility, and attitude impacts ', Journal of Communication, vol. 65, no. 3, pp. 489-511 . https://doi.org/10.1111/jcom.12154
International Communication Association
Knobloch-Westerwick, S, Mothes, C, Johnson, B K, Westerwick, A & Donsbach, W 2015, ' Political online information searching before the 2013 German federal election: Confirmation bias, source credibility, and attitude impacts ', Paper presented at International Communication Association, 1/01/15-1/01/15 .
Journal of Communication, 65(3), 489-511. Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN: 0021-9916
DOI: 10.1111/jcom.12154
Popis: Before the 2013 German federal election, 121 participants completed a 2-session online study (which paralleled a U.S. study before the 2012 presidential election). They browsed online search results pertaining to 4 political issues while selective exposure was unobtrusively measured. In a 4×2×2 (topic×issue stance×source credibility) within-subjects design, the search results indicated either issue support or opposition, associated with low- or high-credibility sources. Hypotheses were derived from cognitive dissonance, approach-avoidance, and motivated cognition models. Findings yielded a confirmation bias. Attitude-consistent exposure uniformly reinforced attitudes; attitude-discrepant exposure uniformly weakened attitudes. Analyses with parallel U.S. data showed a stronger confirmation bias in the United States than in Germany.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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