The perceived familiarity gap hypothesis: examining how media attention and reflective integration relate to perceived familiarity with nanotechnology in Singapore

• Main Authors: Lee, Edmund Wei Jian, Ho, Shirley S.
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Media effects; DRNTU::Science::General::Social aspects
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80886; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38869
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Public level of familiarity with nanotechnology partly determines their acceptance or rejection of the technology. This study examines the differential influence of public attention to science news in the media and reflective integration on perceived familiarity with nanotechnology among people in t...