When Asked Whether They Want to View Information Supporting or Opposing

question 42

Multiple Choice

When asked whether they want to view information supporting or opposing their viewpoint,people who have just expressed their views on various topics prefer to view information supporting their positions.Which of the following best accounts for this finding?

• A)brainwashing
• B)self-perception theory
• C)overconfidence
• D)selective exposure

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Definitions:

Independent

Not influenced by or connected to others; in statistics, it often implies that variables are not correlated.

Independent

Not influenced or controlled by others; capable of thinking or acting for oneself.

Standard Deviations

A statistical measure indicating the dispersion or spread of a set of numbers from their mean; it shows how much variation there is from the average.

Independent

Not influenced by or subject to another, capable of thinking or acting for oneself.