selective exposure

collocation in English

meaningsofselectiveandexposure

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selective
adjective
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/sɪˈlek.tɪv/us
/səˈlek.t̬ɪv/
intentionally choosing some things and ...
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exposure
noun
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/ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒər/us
/ɪkˈspoʊ.ʒɚ/
the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation ...
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(Definition ofselectiveandexposurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Selectiveexposureoccurs when individuals search for information that is consistent, rather than inconsistent, with their personal beliefs.
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There are two primary motivation forselectiveexposure: accuracy motivation and defense motivation.
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Thus, information with similar expectations or beliefs to the person is a result of thisselectiveexposuretheory.
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In another study,selectiveexposureis defined by the amount of confidence an individual has.
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Selectiveexposureinfluences and engages family, friends, co-workers, and doctors.
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Selectiveexposureenables prevention of gathering new information.
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Political ads deal withselectiveexposurebecause people are more likely to favor a politician that agrees with their own beliefs.
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Individuals who maintain higher confidence levels reduce the amount ofselectiveexposure.
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Theselectiveexposurephenomenon focuses on how people manage to avoid incongruent information and primarily encounter information that supports predispositions.
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Numerous situational variables have been identified that increase the tendency towardselectiveexposure.
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Young adults were less motivated to change and practice health-promoting behaviors because they used theselectiveexposureto confirm their prior beliefs.
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Selectiveexposurewas considered one necessary function in early studies of medias limited power over citizens attitudes and behaviors.
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In early research,selectiveexposureoriginally provided an explanation for limited media effects.
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Selectiveexposureoccurs when individuals search for information and show systematic preferences towards ideas that are consistent, rather than inconsistent, to their beliefs.
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Through single-exposure results this article proposes that higher levels of polarization stem from partisanselectiveexposure.
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Affect, mood, and emotion as determinants ofselectiveexposure.
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A topic as emotional and involving as political preference is especially subject to theselectiveexposurephenomenon.
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As a result of theselectiveexposureand availability heuristic, it is natural for the similarities to prevail in one's thoughts.
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Individuals vary in their abilities to defend their attitudes from external attacks in relation toselectiveexposure.
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