The moderating role of attitude strength in selective exposure to information

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 611-617

  Brannon, Laura A ^a   Tagler, Michael J ^b   Eagly, Alice H ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude strength; Confirmation bias; Information seeking; Selective exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249751039     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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