Selection, perception, and processing of political messages.

Autor/in	Knobloch-Westerwick, Silvia
Titel	Selection, perception, and processing of political messages. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Selektion, Wahrnehmung und Verarbeitung politischer Botschaften.
Quelle	Aus: Reinemann, Carsten (Hrsg.): Political communication. Berlin: de Gruyter (2014) S. 507-526 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft. 18
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Sammelwerksbeitrag
ISBN	978-3-11-023816-7
DOI	10.1515/9783110238174.507
Schlagwörter	Einstellung (Psy); Glaubwürdigkeit; Kognitive Dissonanz; Wahrnehmung; Medien; Politik; Politische Kommunikation; Wahl; Selektion; Internet
Abstract	"This chapter reviews literature on selective exposure in political communication. It first points to the importance of selectivity given an unprecedented amount and diversity of media sources. The chapter then focuses on the antecedents, psychological processes (e.g., confirmation bias), and outcomes of selective exposure to media content. The relevance of media credibility and hostile media perceptions, of tendencies to self-confirm, and of informational utility for selective exposure are discussed. The chapter then reflects on the consequences of selective exposure for the accessibility of attitudes and partisanship. The author concludes that selective exposure is in fact governed by attitude importance and a confirmation bias, even though informational utility may override this tendency under certain circumstances." (publisher's description).
Erfasst von	GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Mannheim
Update	2015/3