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International Journal of Communication, 2021 Research has documented that social media allow individuals to encounter political disagreement, potentially fostering deliberation in democratic systems.
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The effect of approach/avoidance training on alcohol consumption is mediated by change in alcohol action tendency. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Training people to respond to alcohol images by making avoidance joystick movements can affect subsequent alcohol consumption, and has shown initial efficacy as a treatment adjunct.
Jason M Sharbanee +5 more
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Divergent strategies in faeces avoidance between two cercopithecoid primates [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 Parasites constitute a major selective pressure which has shaped animal behaviour through evolutionary time. One adaption to parasites consists of recognizing and avoiding substrates or cues that indicate their presence.
Cécile Sarabian +2 more
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Source Credibility Matters: Does Automated Journalism Inspire Selective Exposure?
International Journal of Communication, 2021 To examine whether selective exposure occurs when people read news attributed to an algorithm author, this study conducted a 2 (author attribution: human or algorithm) × 3 (article attitude: attitude-consistent news, attitude-challenging news, or neutral
Chenyan Jia, Thomas J. Johnson
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The Politics of Disconnection: A Systematic Review of Politically Motivated Unfriending
International Journal of Communication, 2023 Recent years have seen a surging scholarly interest in disconnective political behaviors on social media, commonly termed “politically motivated unfriending.” This study presents a systematic review of 28 articles (34 studies) on this topic.
Qinfeng Zhu
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An amygdala-to-cingulate cortex circuit for conflicting choices in chronic pain
Cell Reports, 2023 Summary: Chronic pain is a complex experience with multifaceted behavioral manifestations, often leading to pain avoidance at the expense of reward approach. How pain facilitates avoidance in situations with mixed outcomes is unknown.
Kristina Valentinova +4 more
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International Journal of Communication, 2020 This study proposes a three-way interaction model that examines how (1) partisan selective exposure to political information on social media, (2) information processing, and (3) ideology influenced support for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump for ...
Thomas J. Johnson +2 more
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Evolutionary Signature of Ancient Parasite Pressures, or the Ghost of Parasitism Past
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Animals adopt a range of avoidance strategies to reduce their exposure to parasites and the associated cost of infection. If strong selective pressures from parasites are sustained over many generations, avoidance strategies may gradually evolve from ...
Robert Poulin +6 more
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Selectivity and Sociality: Aggression and Affiliation Shape Vole Social Relationships
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2022 The formation of selective social relationships is not a requirement of group living; sociality can be supported by motivation for social interaction in the absence of preferences for specific individuals, and by tolerance in place of social motivation ...
Nicole S. Lee, Annaliese K. Beery
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Frequency-modulated pulsed Bell setup avoids post-selection
Quantum Information Processing, 2023 Excepting event-ready setups, Bell experiments require post-selection of data to define coincidences. From the fundamental point of view, post-selection is a true 'logical loophole'. From the practical point of view, it implies a numerically heavy and time consuming task.
Mónica Agüero +3 more
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