Normative and Informational Influences in Online Political Discussions

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Network dynamics of social influence in the wisdom of crowds (2017, background): “This prediction derives from the assumption that, when people learn about the beliefs of others, they revise their own beliefs to become more similar to their social referents (11, 12, 25, 26).”
The Roles of Interpersonal Communication in Mass Media Campaigns (2007, background): “Typically, researchers log conversational entries, describe observed processes, and submit those data to a content analysis (e.g., Price et al., 2006).”
From Tree House to Barracks (2006, background): “The online “climate” ( Price, Nir, & Capella, 2006 ) was rarely conducive to contentious topics.”