Accession Number:

AD0777110

Title:

A Further Study of Satiation Effects in Selective Exposure to Information.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

AMERICAN UNIV WASHINGTON D C DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY

Personal Author(s):

• Wellins,Richard
• McGinnies,Elliott

Report Date:

1974-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

35.0

Abstract:

In two experiments, subjects listened to varying time amounts of a tape-recorded message that was either pro or counterattitudinal in nature. Subsequently the subjects were allowed to choose between listening either to a supportive argument or to a travelogue. Almost without exception, the subjects--regardless of their initial attitudes or prior satiation experience--preferred additional information. The subjects who had previously listened to a counterattitudinal argument were divided more often between the supportive message and the travelogue than those who had been exposed to a supportive message. Alternative explanations for this finding are possible. Modified author abstract

Descriptors:

• *INFORMATION SYSTEMS
• *PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
• TAPE RECORDING

Subject Categories:

• Psychology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE