Dr. Kristina A. Wald and colleagues examined peoples’ interest in discussing important – but potentially divisive – topics. They also studied how interest is guided by expectations of how positively the conversation will unfold. Three experiments were conducted with 200-400 participants each. Experiment one tested people’s interest in conversations, experiment two tested participants’ expectations regarding … Continue reading Can Discussing Political Disagreement With Strangers Be Positive?
[Research Library], BIRC - Decision Making, BIRC - Framing, BIRC - Information-Processing, BIRC - Narratives and Persuasion, OCRC - Communication Behaviors, OCRC - Culture and Valuesdisagreeing with strangers, disagreement, disagreement with stranger, political disagreement, positive, social disagreementDr. Nicholas Epley