1. Political Psychology
In order to satisfy them with a belief formation, however, these needs and motives determine the "extent" and "modes" of information processing as well as the "selective exposure" to available information about given issues (340). Thus, needs and motives influence the way information is processed because information itself plays a significant "role in the construction and preservation of ideological belief systems" (341). ... When presented with new information, people with these epistemic and existential motives are motivated to process the information ...
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