Attitudes have been a central topic in social psychology from its early beginnings. But what
exactly are attitudes, where do they come from, and how can they be modified? The overall …

▪ Abstract We review empirical and conceptual developments over the past four years (1992–
1995) on attitudes and persuasion. A voluminous amount of material was produced …

Selective exposure research indicates that news consumers tend to seek out attitude-
consistent information and avoid attitude-challenging information. This study examines …

Linking back to, the present approach conceptualizes and empirically examines viewers'
parasocial interaction experience with a TV performer. Causes and outcomes of parasocial …

This instructor's manual is designed to assist faculty teaching a mass communication theory
or media and society course. It offers many of the items typically found in such a manual (for …

As recently as the early 1970s, the news media was one of the most respected institutions in
the United States. Yet by the 1990s, this trust had all but evaporated. Why has confidence in …

This article explores a possible association between skepticism toward the media and
audience exposure patterns. Hypotheses predicting a relationship between media …

We use national survey data to examine the extent to which various sources of political
information expose people to dissimilar political views. We hypothesize that the individual's …

Some 30 years ago, Vallone, Ross, and Lepper (1985) conducted a pioneering study of the
hostile media effect in which they demonstrated that partisans perceive media coverage as …

▪ Abstract The latter half of this century has seen an erosion in the perceived legitimacy of
science as an impartial means of finding truth. Many research topics are the subject of highly …