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Matthias R. Hastall
Researcher at Technical University of Dortmund
Publications - 61
Citations - 1230
Matthias R. Hastall is an academic researcher from Technical University of Dortmund. The author has contributed to research in topics: Narrative & Health communication. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 57 publications receiving 1036 citations. Previous affiliations of Matthias R. Hastall include University of Augsburg & University of Erfurt.
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News cues: Information scent and cognitive heuristics
TL;DR: This article investigates the psychological significance of news leads by positing that the information scent transmitted by each cue triggers a distinct heuristic that tends to influence online users' perceptions of a given news item, with implications for their assessment of the item's relevance to their information needs and interests.
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Imagery Effects on the Selective Reading of Internet Newsmagazines
TL;DR: An Internet newsmagazine was created, involving all features of online interactivity, and it was observed that the incorporation of threatening images fostered more frequent selection of the associated articles and markedly increased reading times of the corresponding texts.
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Please Your Self: Social Identity Effects on Selective Exposure to News About in- and Out-Groups
TL;DR: In this article, a secondary data analysis of an experiment on selective exposure to positive and negative news articles about same-and differently aged individuals was conducted, where a sample of 178 young (18-30 years) and 98 older adults browsed an online news magazine while reading times were logged by software.
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Affective News Effects of Discourse Structure in Narratives on Suspense, Curiosity, and Enjoyment While Reading News and Novels
TL;DR: Investigation of effects of narrative’s discourse structures and factuality on suspense, curiosity, and reading enjoyment found Curiosity was higher in reaction to reversal-type narratives than it was for either linear-type or inverted- type narratives.
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Social Comparisons With News Personae Selective Exposure to News Portrayals of Same-Sex and Same-Age Characters
TL;DR: Exploratory analyses indicated that this interaction results from gender-based preferences for comparison contexts—social issues for women and achievement topics for men.