News Media Exposure and Self-Perceived Knowledge: The Illusion of Knowing

2001 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.-Y. Park
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Media Exposure ◽  
Perceived Knowledge ◽  
Illusion Of Knowing

scholarly journals How Perceived Processing Fluency Influences the Illusion of Knowing in Learning From TV Reports

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabian A. Ryffel ◽  
Werner Wirth
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Processing Fluency ◽  
Background Music ◽  
Perceived Knowledge ◽  
Actual Knowledge ◽  
Metacognitive Judgments ◽  
Processing Heuristic ◽  
Illusion Of Knowing

Abstract. The present two-study work aims to contribute to an understanding of the causes and consequences of perceived processing fluency. Regarding its causes, the experimental studies ( N1 = 399; N2 = 337) found that features of television reports (e.g., footage used, background music) can heighten perceptions of processing fluency. Regarding its consequences, it was found that heightened perceived fluency biases metacognitive judgments. Specifically, considering perceived knowledge in relation to actual knowledge, recipients experiencing fluency have been found to overestimate their knowledge about the issue depicted in the experimental stimuli. The resulting illusion of knowing was particularly pronounced under conditions of low involvement, indicating that the so-called ease-of-processing heuristic underlies the effect.

scholarly journals Digital Technologies and Selective Exposure: How Choice and Filter Bubbles Shape News Media Exposure

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana S. Cardenal ◽  
Carlos Aguilar-Paredes ◽  
Carol Galais ◽  
Mario Pérez-Montoro
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Media Exposure ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Selective Exposure ◽  
Political Interest ◽  
Complex Picture ◽  
Filter Bubbles ◽  
Different Origins ◽  
The Relationship

This paper analyzes the role of different origins to news media in selective exposure. We rely on a unique web-tracking online dataset from Spain to identify points of access to news outlets and study the influence of direct navigation and news-referred platforms (i.e., from Facebook and Google) on selective exposure. We also explore cross-level interactions between origins to news and political interest and ideology. We find that direct navigation increases selective exposure while Google reduces it. We also find that the relationship between origins to news and selective exposure is strongly moderated by ideology, suggesting that search engines and social media are not content neutral. Our findings suggest a rather complex picture regarding selective exposure online.

Partisanship, Individual Differences, and News Media Exposure as Predictors of Conspiracy Beliefs

2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (3) ◽  
pp. 691-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry A. Hollander
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Individual Difference ◽  
News Media ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Media Exposure ◽  
Conspiracy Theories ◽  
Fox News ◽  
Political World ◽  
Conspiracy Beliefs

Conspiracy theories are woven into America’s social and political fabric. While such beliefs help some individuals organize their political world, their popularity also raise concerns about the health of a democracy when those governed also suspect powerful forces work against their interests. The research here examines national survey data to demonstrate such beliefs have both partisan and individual difference explanations. Generic news media exposure offers little explanatory power, but exposure to Fox News programming predicts greater belief in theories critical of Democrats.

Is Ignorance Bliss? Examining the Effect of News Media Exposure on Anxiety and Depression During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle L. Hoyt ◽  
Michele Hiserodt ◽  
Alexandra K. Gold ◽  
Megan A. Milligan ◽  
Michael W. Otto
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Media Exposure ◽  
Anxiety And Depression

The Impact of Legally Relevant Media Exposure on Criminal Juror Decision-Making

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Groscup
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
News Media ◽  
Reality Television ◽  
Media Exposure ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Juror Decision Making ◽  
System Reform ◽  
Criminal Trials ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

Exposure to various forms of media can potentially impact decision-making by jurors in criminal trials. Cases like the highly publicized Casey Anthony trial, in which jurors’ media exposure might have affected the verdict, highlight the importance of understanding what messages jurors receive from the media and how those messages might influence their perceptions of trial participants and evidence. This chapter first explores research on the content of legally relevant news media, reality television, and scripted television dramas to better understand the messages the media might be delivering. Next, it reviews research suggesting how various media sources influence the development of legally relevant attitudes and, in turn, juror decision-making. The chapter then investigates the media’s direct influence on juror decision-making, focusing particularly on the CSI Effect. Finally, it discusses recommendations for jury system reform that might decrease media influence as well as future research directions.

The Religious Cleavage and the Media in Canada

1997 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Mendelsohn ◽  
Richard Nadeau
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Media Exposure ◽  
Military Spending ◽  
Election Study ◽  
Media Messages ◽  
The Media ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Roman Catholics ◽  
Voting Intentions

AbstractThis article offers an improved understanding of the often-neglected religious cleavage in Canada. Using data from the 1988 Canadian Election Study, the authors examine the questions of voting intentions, opinion on abortion, support for unions and support for military spending. This article first shows that Roman Catholics have different opinions on these questions than Protestants, but that these differences disappear as Catholics' exposure to the news media increases. The authors also demonstrate that the more religious the Catholics, the more resistant they are to media messages. The largest differences between Catholics and Protestants are thus found between regular churchgoers with low media exposure, while the smallest differences are found between heavily exposed non-practisers.

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