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Biased assimilation and attitude polarization: The effects of prior theories on subsequently considered evidence
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
, 1979
"... People who hold strong opinions on complex social issues are likely to examine relevant empirical evidence in a biased manner. They are apt to accept "confirming" evidence at face value while subjecting "discontinuing " evidence to critical evaluation, and as a result to draw und ..."
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undue support for their initial positions from mixed or random empirical findings. Thus, the result of exposing contending factions in a social dispute to an identical body of relevant empirical evidence may be not a narrowing of disagreement but rather an increase in polarization. To test
Attitude polarization
, 2007
"... the German Insurers Association (GDV) is gratefully acknowledged. ..."
A Theory of Rational Attitude Polarization
"... Abstract Numerous experiments have demonstrated the possibility of attitude polarization. For instance, Lord, ..."
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Abstract Numerous experiments have demonstrated the possibility of attitude polarization. For instance, Lord,
Affective-Cognitive Consistency and Thought Induced Attitude Polarization
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
, 1985
"... Subjects whose preexperimental attitudes toward either capital punishment orcen-sorship were high or low in affective-cognitive consistency were identified. These four groups thought about heir attitudes by writing two essays, one on the topic for which consistency had been assessed (relevant essay) ..."
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) and one on the unassessed topic (distractor essay). In accord with the hypothesis that hought-induced attitude polarization requires the presence of a well-developed knowledge structure, high-consistency subjects evidenced greater polarization than low-consistency subjects only on the relevant topic after
The effects of repeated expressions on attitude polarization during group discussions
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
, 1995
"... Classic explanations of the "group polarization phenomenon " emphasize interpersonal processes such as informational influence and social comparison (Myers & Lamm, 1976). Based on earlier research, we hypothesized that at least part of the polarization observed during group discussion ..."
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in extremity. A detailed coding of the groups ' discussions showed that the effect of repeated expression on attitude polarization was enhanced in groups where the group members repeated each other's arguments and used them in their own line of reasoning. Study 2 tested for this effect experimentally
Driven to Extremes? Motivated Bias and Attitude Polarization in One-Sided Communication Flows
"... As political elites become more polarized, and political rhetoric becomes increasingly conflictual, normative concerns have emerged about the state of citizen opinion. Do citizens weigh information even-handedly, or is their focus more myopic? Are citizens driven to extremes by exposure to one-side ..."
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As political elites become more polarized, and political rhetoric becomes increasingly conflictual, normative concerns have emerged about the state of citizen opinion. Do citizens weigh information even-handedly, or is their focus more myopic? Are citizens driven to extremes by exposure to one
BOYSEN AND VOGELEDUCATION AND STIGMA EDUCATION AND MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA: THE EFFECTS OF ATTRIBUTION, BIASED ASSIMILATION, AND ATTITUDE POLARIZATION
"... Educational interventions to reduce stigmatizing attitudes about mental illness have not been compared to evaluate their effectiveness. To systematically compare educational interventions college students (N = 232) were presented with high and low control explanations (psychosocial vs. biological) o ..."
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Educational interventions to reduce stigmatizing attitudes about mental illness have not been compared to evaluate their effectiveness. To systematically compare educational interventions college students (N = 232) were presented with high and low control explanations (psychosocial vs. biological
Dynamics of Political Polarization
- American Sociological Review
, 2007
"... This article accounts for two puzzling paradoxes. The first paradox is the simultaneous absence and presence of attitude polarization, the fact that global attitude polarization is relatively rare, even though pundits describe it as common. The second paradox is the simultaneous presence and absence ..."
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This article accounts for two puzzling paradoxes. The first paradox is the simultaneous absence and presence of attitude polarization, the fact that global attitude polarization is relatively rare, even though pundits describe it as common. The second paradox is the simultaneous presence
Motivated Skepticism in the Evaluation of Political Beliefs
- American Journal of Political Science
, 2006
"... ABSTRACT: We propose a model of motivated skepticism that helps explain when, how, why and under what conditions citizens are prone to be biased political information processors. We report the results of two experimental studies that explore how citizens evaluate arguments about two political issues ..."
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– when Ps are free to self-select the source of the arguments they read. Both the confirmation and disconfirmation biases lead to attitude polarization – the strengthening of their t2 over t1 attitude – especially among those with the strongest priors and highest level of political sophistication. We
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