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The Floresians, whose existence was reported late last month, have shaken up existing views of the human past for three reasons: they are so recent, so small and apparently so smart.
It's very hard to not just cherry-pick examples that support one's existing views.
But instead of helping us challenge existing views, the digital information bubble confirms existing beliefs, making us more narrow-minded.
Writer asks first, what is meant by "ideas?" Are they strong, daring concepts, or only small adjustments on the existing views?
The ageing of the Kocabaş Hominid therefore fills a geographical gap, and challenges existing views of how Homo erectus first colonised Europe an important step towards the eventual proliferation of the species around the Old World (Africa and Eurasia).
The result is a "filter bubble", which he defines as "a unique universe of information for each of us", meaning that we are less likely to encounter information online that challenges our existing views or sparks serendipitous connections.
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Both groups were most eager to receive intelligent arguments that strongly corroborated their pre-existing views.
Selective exposure theory states that individuals tend to favor information that reinforces pre-existing views and avoid contradictory information.
They also discuss what factors drive users to predominantly consume information that is aligned with their pre-existing views.
On the other hand, as an attempt to understand how people manage opinion conflicts, selective exposure theory hypothesizes that individuals tend to favor information that reinforces pre-existing views while avoiding contradictory information [13].
Effects of the communication frames on policy support in comparison to a neutral text are significant, but only when the policy is consistent with respondents' pre-existing views on economic individualism and government spending.
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