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Feldman, Lauren. and Price, Vincent. "Confusion or Enlightenment? How Exposure to Disagreement Moderates the Effects of Political Discussion and Media Use on Candidate Knowledge" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, TBA, San Francisco, CA, May 23, 2007 <Not Available>. 2008-12-11 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p171745_index.html>

Feldman, L. M. and Price, V. , 2007-05-23 "Confusion or Enlightenment? How Exposure to Disagreement Moderates the Effects of Political Discussion and Media Use on Candidate Knowledge" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, TBA, San Francisco, CA Online <PDF>. 2008-12-11 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p171745_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Recent research has yielded inconsistent findings regarding the relationship between interpersonal discussion and media use in the production of political knowledge. This study seeks to better illuminate this relationship by introducing political disagreement as an additional moderator. Using nationally representative survey data collected during the 2000 U.S. presidential primary campaign, we find a negative interaction between discussion frequency and disagreement in predicting knowledge of candidate issue positions. This pattern suggests either that the benefits of frequent discussion are stronger for those whose discussion networks are comprised primarily of like-minded others or that disagreement facilitates learning only at low levels of discussion frequency. Results also demonstrate that frequent interpersonal discussion enhances the relationship between debate viewing and issue knowledge among those who reside in politically homogenous networks. In diverse networks, however, the relationship between debate viewing and issue knowledge is weaker for those who talk regularly about politics than those who talk less. Political disagreement is unassociated with knowledge of candidates’ personal backgrounds.

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