Where Does Knowledge Come From? Specific Associations between Print Exposure and Information Acquisition.

Stanovich, Keith E.; Cunningham, Anne E.

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Publication Date: 1993

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Where Does Knowledge Come From? Specific Associations between Print Exposure and Information Acquisition.

Stanovich, Keith E.; Cunningham, Anne E.

Journal of Educational Psychology, v85 n2 p211-29 Jun 1993

Studied whether individual differences in print exposure and exposure to other media can account for individual differences in acquired declarative knowledge, controlling for confounds between experience and ability. Results with 268 undergraduates (90 males and 178 females) suggest that exposure is a significant contributor to knowledge differences. (SLD)

Descriptors: Ability, Authors, Correlation, Factor Analysis, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Information Dissemination, Knowledge Level, Mass Media Role, Newspapers, Periodicals, Predictor Variables, Reading Skills, Television, Undergraduate Students

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Language: English

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