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  • 标题:Illusions of Knowledge: Media Exposure and Citizens’ Perceived Political Competence
  • 其他标题:Illusions of Knowledge: Media Exposure and Citizens’ Perceived Political Competence
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  • 作者:Mathias Weber ; Christina Koehler
  • 期刊名称:International Journal of Communication
  • 印刷版ISSN:1932-8036
  • 出版年度:2017
  • 卷号:11
  • 页码:17
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:USC Annenberg Center
  • 摘要:Citizens’ willingness to participate in politics is contingent on not only factual political knowledge but their subjective perceptions of competence. We argue that media exposure influences such subjective perceptions as being knowledgeable and capable of judging political issues. More specifically, we assume that incomprehensible news items impair people’s perceived political competence, while comprehensible news items strengthen citizens’ perceived knowledge and power of judgment without necessarily contributing to political learning. An online experiment reveals that cognitive style moderates the assumed relationship. Participants with a high need for cognition (NFC) feel more competent when confronted with a comprehensible news item; for participants with a low NFC, reading a less comprehensible news item resulted in a more pronounced sense of competence.
  • 其他摘要:Citizens’ willingness to participate in politics is contingent on not only factual political knowledge but their subjective perceptions of competence. We argue that media exposure influences such subjective perceptions as being knowledgeable and capable of judging political issues. More specifically, we assume that incomprehensible news items impair people’s perceived political competence, while comprehensible news items strengthen citizens’ perceived knowledge and power of judgment without necessarily contributing to political learning. An online experiment reveals that cognitive style moderates the assumed relationship. Participants with a high need for cognition (NFC) feel more competent when confronted with a comprehensible news item; for participants with a low NFC, reading a less comprehensible news item resulted in a more pronounced sense of competence.
  • 关键词:political knowledge; perceived political competence; perceived knowledge; media exposure; comprehensibility; need for cognition
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