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selective exposure  

Definition

  • Selective exposure refers to the choice of and continued attention to media presentations for the primary purpose of attaining useful information and moodaltering entertainments. Selective exposure is usually measured in the periods of time that children, adolescents, and adults spend watching television; using computers; listening to the radio and aural recordings of any kind; or reading books, magazines, and the newspaper. [Source: Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media; Selective Exposure]

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