"Understanding the Third-Person Effect" by Joan L. Conners
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Understanding the Third-Person Effect

1. Defining the third-person effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

A. Roots of third-person effect research . . . . . . . . 4

B. Contemporary third-person effect research . . . 5

1. “Effects” of desirable vs.

undesirable media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2. How common is the third-person effect? . . . 7

3. Measuring the third-person effect . . . . . . . . . 7

4. Behavioral component of third-person effect .7

2. Components of the third-person effect . . . . . . . . . 9

A. Social distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

B. Perceived Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3. Explanations for the third-person effect . . . . . . . 11

4. Future directions of third-person effect research . .12

Editor’s Afterword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Additional Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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