Hi James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [email protected]
>>> Rick Froman <[email protected]> 10-May-11 4:51 AM >>> My favorite chart is the one showing percentage of Republicans, Democrats and Independents who usually get their political news from sources that Share their POV, Don't have a POV or Differ from their POV. Source Republican Democrat Independent Differ from my POV 18% 23% 22% Don't have a POV 23% 29% 37% Share my POV 44% 37% 25% JC: That was the heart of things for me as well. First, in the Independent category, what is the difference between Don't have a POV and Share my POV? JC: I assumed that POV was with respect to particular issues, rather than political affiliation, but did not read the details of the survey to confirm this. Second, it was up to the partisans to decide which outlets shared their POV which could mean that the same source could be classified in different ways by the various groups. For example, almost the entire difference between Republicans and Democrats could be due to Republicans perceiving a POV in news outlets that Democrats don't perceive as having a POV. JC: This is a clearer phrasing of what I thought as well in my more cryptic question about whether all Americans would think there were neutral outlets. And returning to Rick's first comment, might not people, perhaps especially Independents, believe that some sources are neutral, or relatively so. And of course the idea that there are multiple sides to complex issues involving diverse evidence and arguments can itself be viewed as a POV that some would reject. Going back to the earlier posting on the confirmation bias and political affiliation, I did wonder whether something like Authoritarianism might be the better underlying dimension, rather than political affiliation, giving rise to both Left and Right wing variants. Take care Jim Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ From: Jim Clark [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 11:06 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] confirmation bias Part 2 Hi NY Times had a brief article on following Pew survey showing Americans information gathering use of the internet during the 2010 elections. http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/The-Internet-and-Campaign-2010/Summary.aspx Shows that many people selectively choose sites that agree with their point of view, with Republicans somewhat ahead of Democrats, both of which were ahead of Independents. Independents stood out in their more widespread search of sites with a neutral point of view (is there any such thing anymore in the eyes of all Americans?). Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5f8a&n=T&l=tips&o=10469 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-10469-13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-10469-13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=10481 or send a blank email to leave-10481-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=10482 or send a blank email to leave-10482-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
