The Mechanisms of Motivation: Examining the Implications and Realization of Several Mechanisms of Motivated Reasoning Theory
In this dissertation, I attempt to answer the question, what are the important factors that predict whether or not people will learn political facts? I make the case that two mechanisms of motivated reasoning theory—confirmation bias and disconfirmation bias—have different im...
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Florida State University
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| Online Access: | http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_2016SP_FlandersIV_fsu_0071E_13015 |