Developing an Integrated Theory of Recall of Spot News Stories
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12749560 |
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| Authors | Margaret H DeFleur (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 123-145 |
| Publication date | 1999-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mass Communication & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1520-5436 • E-ISSN: 1532-7825 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15205436.1999.9677868 |
| OpenAlex | W2078631850 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
In this article, a theory of the recall of spot news stories is developed from a large literature on psychological attention sets, principles of perception, cognitive processing, and patterns of distortion in recall and retelling. The theory consists of a set of 6 linked assumptions and a final inferred proposition. It describes the general nature of patterns of recall to be expected among individuals who attend to and retell a typical spot news story: Stories will be shortened, central and dramatic details will be retained, and in some cases, extraneous information will be incorporated. Previously unreported findings from an earlier experimental study of news recall are reviewed and offer support for the theory
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Distortion (music · Epistemology · Perception · Proposition · Recall · Set (abstract data type · Computer Science · Media Influence and Health · Memory Processes and Influences · Psychology · Social Psychology · Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
| Highly cited | No |
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