A meta-analysis assessed whether exposure to information is guided by defense or
accuracy motives. The studies examined information preferences in relation to attitudes …

Clinicians and researchers have noted that maladaptive beliefs and distorted thinking play
an important role in facilitating or justifying sexual offenses. There have been a number of …

Although acquiring information can provide numerous benefits, people often opt to remain
ignorant. We define information avoidance as any behavior designed to prevent or delay the …

Research on selective exposure to information consistently shows that, after having made a
decision, people prefer supporting over conflicting information. However, in all of these …

Society's perception of the legitimacy of the accounting profession and its members is
grounded in the verbal and visual images of accountants that are projected not only by …

The authors examine how consumers' regulatory focus affects their information search
behavior and decision-making process. The results show that uninvolved research …

What are stereotypes and why do we use them? Are all stereotypes bad? Can we stop
people from using them? Questions such as these have fascinated social psychologists for …

In research on selective exposure to information, people have been found to predominantly
seek information supporting rather than conflicting with their opinion. In most of these …

Individuals prefer to receive information that is consistent with their attitudes. Three
experiments examined whether attitude strength moderates this selective exposure effect …

This study examines how employees' perceptions of specific features of the organizational
context—organizational politics and procedural justice—are related to their evaluations of …