Talk:Selective exposure theory

Painting
Could it be made clearer what the painting has to do with this article? The caption isn't much help. Margalob (talk) 01:03, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination

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Question
How is it possible that social networking sites, searches, and the Internet in general are not discussed in this article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.153.64.74 (talk) 04:56, August 1, 2011‎

Hello All! My name is Linzi and I attend Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. Over the next few months, I will be editing this page. Please provide any feedback and or comments if you wish. Thank you!

As time progresses I hope to gain enough knowledge based on my research to advance the Selective Exposure Wikipedia page to its fullest. I have already included article summaries in the article's talk page. LinziMLB (talk) 17:08, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

This is where I will be editing this Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:LinziMLB/sandbox  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.9.57.112 (talk) 18:47, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Reorganizing the headings and sub-headings: 1 Foundation of theory 2 "Limited Effects" models of communication 3 Cognitive dissonance theory 4 Klapper's selective exposure 5 Propaganda study 5.1 The Evasion of Propaganda 6 Theory and research on selective exposure 6.1 Attitude extremity and selective exposure 6.2 Selective exposure and new media 6.3 Selective exposure, mood management and entertainment 6.3.1 Affective-dependent theory of stimulus arrangement 6.3.2 Definitions related to selective exposure and mood management 7 Relation to C. S. Herrman's Exposure Theory 8 Critiques of selective exposure research 9 See also 10 References 11 Bibliography — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.9.58.47 (talk) 07:15, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

"Theory" really!??
As related in the article, I don't get that the "Selective exposure theory" is any theory at all: there's no counterhypothesis, there are no criteria of testability. In my opinion, the article relates to a general model of thinking (IMHO: a slightly flawed one) rather than a theory. I believe there might actually be theories somewhere, but the article describes them that incompletely that the theories are not perceivable. Rursus dixit. ( m bork3 !) 11:59, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

selective exposure coins any bias in exposure to available messages
Can somebody translate the second sentence- "selective exposure coins any bias in exposure to available messages...". I guess it is some kind of jargon, but it is meaningless to the average reader. Bhny (talk) 16:00, 5 November 2014 (UTC)


 * I removed it. I couldn't access the source to find out what it was supposed to mean. Removing at least makes the article more readable. Bhny (talk) 14:28, 9 November 2014 (UTC)

Ignoring Inconvenient Truths
Several articles are describing various ways in which people systematically ignore, avoid, or dismiss readily available facts because they contradict existing beliefs. These articles include:
 * Communal reinforcement,
 * Selective exposure theory,
 * Groupthink,
 * Filter bubble,
 * Westminster Bubble,
 * Information cascade, and
 * No doubt several more

I would like to see these articles positioned within some structure or framework that describes the common underlying phenomenon and then distinguishes each within that phenomenon.

How might that be done? Thanks! --Lbeaumont (talk) 09:51, 16 December 2014 (UTC)


 * I believe many of the topics listed above are examples of Group polarization and the articles can benefit by careful cross referencing and integration with the Group polarization article.--Lbeaumont (talk) 23:59, 9 January 2015 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Human Cognition SP23
— Assignment last updated by ZZakh23 (talk) 23:21, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Theory of Selective Participation
A theory that describes individual participation in an event Obonggodson (talk) 19:56, 15 April 2024 (UTC)