Paul R. Brewer
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View article: Who Thinks We’ll Be Uploading Minds on Terraformed Planets? Science Fiction, Science News, and Attitudes toward Speculative Technologies
Who Thinks We’ll Be Uploading Minds on Terraformed Planets? Science Fiction, Science News, and Attitudes toward Speculative Technologies Open
Extending previous research on how science fiction viewing and science news use predict attitudes toward a range of emerging technologies, this study draws on theories of genre-specific cultivation and narrative transportation to analyze h…
View article: Artists or art thieves? media use, media messages, and public opinion about artificial intelligence image generators
Artists or art thieves? media use, media messages, and public opinion about artificial intelligence image generators Open
This study investigates how patterns of media use and exposure to media messages are related to attitudes about artificial intelligence (AI) image generators. In doing so, it builds on theoretical accounts of media framing and public opini…
View article: Explaining Public Attitudes toward Facial Recognition Technology
Explaining Public Attitudes toward Facial Recognition Technology Open
View article: Social Media, Networked Protest, and the March for Science
Social Media, Networked Protest, and the March for Science Open
Recent studies have explored how the US public responded to the March for Science protests that took place around the world on April 22, 2017, as well as why individuals participated in these protests. Yet, little research has examined how…
View article: “Seize Your Moment, My Lovely Trolls”: News, Satire, and Public Opinion About Net Neutrality
“Seize Your Moment, My Lovely Trolls”: News, Satire, and Public Opinion About Net Neutrality Open
This study examines the implications of messages within a fragmented media environment for public opinion about net neutrality. Drawing on media effects theory and an analysis of media messages, it argues that different forms of media use—…
View article: Explaining Public Opinion toward Transgender People, Rights, and Candidates
Explaining Public Opinion toward Transgender People, Rights, and Candidates Open
What explains public opinion toward transgender people, rights, and candidates? Drawing on original data from a national telephone survey of US adults, this study explains attitudes regarding (1) the personal characteristics of transgender…
View article: CCES 2016, Team Module of University of Delaware-B (UDEL)
CCES 2016, Team Module of University of Delaware-B (UDEL) Open
This dataverse contains the data and supporting documents for the CCES 2016 University of Delaware. This project was supported by the National Science Foundation, Grant Number SES-1559125.
View article: Interactivity between Candidates and Citizens on a Social Networking Site: Effects on Perceptions and Vote Intentions
Interactivity between Candidates and Citizens on a Social Networking Site: Effects on Perceptions and Vote Intentions Open
Voters and political candidates increasingly use social networking sites (SNSs) such as Facebook. This study uses data from an online posttest-only experiment ( N = 183) in analyzing how exposure to supportive or challenging user comments …
View article: Do Frames Emphasizing Harm to Age and Racial-Ethnic Groups Reduce Support for Voter ID Laws?
Do Frames Emphasizing Harm to Age and Racial-Ethnic Groups Reduce Support for Voter ID Laws? Open
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Research suggests that issue frames emphasizing how voter ID laws might harm eligible voters can influence opinions toward the laws. This study examines the effects of frames emphasizing harm to specific groups of eligible vo…