The relative importance of information source and information complexity for selection and processing of science information in the Internet

Publications:

Winter, S., Krämer, N. C., Rösner, L., & Neubaum, G. (2015). Don’t keep it (too) simple: How textual representations of scientific uncertainty affect laypersons’ attitudes. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 34, 251-272. doi: 10.1177/0261927X14555872

Winter, S., & Krämer, N. C. (2014). A question of credibility – Effects of source cues and recommendations on information selection on news sites and blogs. Communications – The European Journal of Communication Research, 39, 435-456. doi: 10.1515/commun-2014-0020

Krämer, N. C. & Winter, S. (2014). Selektion und Rezeption von wissenschaftsbezogenen Informationen aus dem Internet – Entwicklung eines theoretischen Modells und Implikationen für instruktionale Settings. Unterrichtswissenschaft – Zeitschrift für Lernforschung, 42, 39–54.

Winter, S. (2013). Lost in Information? – Sozialpsychologische Aspekte der Selektion und Rezeption von journalistischen Online-Angeboten. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.

Winter, S., & Krämer, N. C. (2012). Selecting science information in Web 2.0: How source cues, message sidedness, and need for cognition influence users’ exposure to blog posts. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 18, 80-96. doi:10.1111/j.1083-6101.2012.01596.x

Winter, S., Krämer, N. C., Appel, J., & Schielke, K. (2010). Information selection in the blogosphere – The effect of expertise, community rating, and age. In S. Ohlsson & R. Catrambone (Eds.), Proceedings of the 32nd annual conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 802-807). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.

Conference Contributions:

Winter, S., Krämer, N. C., Neubaum, G., & Appel, J. (2011, August). Lost in the Web? – The Effect of Information Complexity and Cognitive Abilities on the Selection of Online Science Articles. Presentation at the 7th Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the DGPs. Bremen, Germany.

Krämer, N. C. & Winter, S. (2011, June). The Effects of Message Complexity and Source Information on the Selection of Online Science Articles. Presentation at the DFG-NSF conference “Public Understanding and Public Engagement with Science”. New York, USA.

Winter, S., Krämer, N. C., Appel, J., Schielke, K., & Neubaum, G. (2011, May). The Influence of Information Complexity on the Selection of Online Science Articles. Presentation at the Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Boston, USA.

Winter, S., Krämer, N. C., Appel, J., & Schielke, K. (2011, May). A Question of Expertise: How Heuristic Source Cues Influence Selective Exposure to Online Science Information. Paper presented at the Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). Boston, USA.

Winter, S., Krämer, N. C., Appel, J., & Neubaum, G. (2011, March). Both Sides of the Story? – How Information Complexity Influences the Selection of Online Science Articles. Presentation at the General Online Research (GOR) Conference. Düsseldorf, Germany

Winter, S., Krämer, N. C., Schielke, K. & Appel, J. (2010, September). Der Einfluss der Quelle auf die Auswahl von Wissenschaftsinformationen in Blogs. Poster beim 47. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPS). Bremen.

Winter, S. & Krämer, N. C. (2010, July). Science Information in the Internet – The Effect of Source Cues on Selective Exposure. Presentation at the Conference “Science and the Public”. London, UK.


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