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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
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
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE