Facebook for digital agricultural extension services: The case of rooftop gardeners in Bangladesh
This research investigates how Facebook groups can aid urban rooftop gardeners by filling an existing information gap. Utilizing the Theory of Virtual Community Practice, the investigation examined communication patterns in two Facebook…
A survey of current research on online communities of practice.
This literature review highlights the potential development of communities of practice through networked technology and remote collaboration. Communities of practice are characterized by diverse expertise, fluid movement from novice to expert, and…
A life-cycle perspective on online community success.
This study reviews online communities research using the information systems lifecycle framework, proposing a sequence for incorporating success conditions during initiation and development. Online communities evolve through distinct lifecycle stages, and recommendations…
Are full and partial knowledge sharing the same?
This study investigates the differences between full knowledge sharing (KS) and partial KS, proposing that they are distinct behaviors with unique characteristics, risks, and motivations. The results support this proposition, revealing that…
Illusory correlation and the maintenance of stereotypic beliefs. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
This paper investigates how cognitive processes contribute to the persistence of social stereotypes through three experiments involving 150 high school and undergraduate students. Participants were presented with sentences describing various occupational groups…
Empathy constrained: Prejudice predicts reduced mental simulation of actions during observation of outgroups.
This paper explores the concept of perception-action coupling, which involves the activation of neural systems associated with action when observing others’ actions and its relationship to empathy and group identity. The researchers…
Selective Use of Heunrstic and Systematic Processing Under Defense Motivation
This study examines how defense motivation influences the processing of heuristic cues using the heuristic-systematic model. College students evaluated a proposed mandatory essay-exam program with opinion poll results as heuristic cues, showing…
The case for motivated reasoning
The paper discusses how motivation influences reasoning by affecting the cognitive processes individuals use to access, construct, and evaluate beliefs. It posits that the desire for accuracy leads to the use of…
Climate change, cultural cognition, and media effects: Worldviews drive news selectivity, biased processing, and polarized attitudes.
This paper investigates the intersection of cultural cognition theory and news media’s influence on public attitudes toward climate change. It reveals that individuals align their opinions on politically charged issues with their…
Social and heuristic approaches to credibility evaluation online
This paper explores how individuals assess information and source credibility in the context of the vast online information landscape. By analyzing focus group data from 109 participants, the study challenges the assumption…
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