The current study investigated the role of interhemispheric communication in selective exposure to information. Participants (N = 241) reported their attitude and attitude strength toward a controversial social topic, engaged in a selective exposure task, and completed the Poffenberger paradigm. As expected, participants demonstrated a moderate (d = 0.50) preference for attitude consistent information on the selective exposure task and attitude strength was a significant predictor of participants’ information search tendencies. Furthermore, faster right-to-left interhemispheric transfer was also significantly associated with an increased preference for attitude consistent information. These findings highlight the potential role of the right hemispheric processes in the detection of cognitive inconsistency and in the implementation of dissonance reduction strategies.

当前的研究调查了半球间通信在选择性暴露信息中的作用。参与者（N  = 241）报告了他们对一个有争议的社会话题的态度和态度强度，从事选择性暴露任务，并完成了Poffenberger范式。如预期的那样，参与者表现出中等程度（d = 0.50）对选择性暴露任务和态度强度的态度一致信息的偏好是参与者信息搜索倾向的重要预测指标。此外，更快的从右向左半球之间的转移也与增加对姿态一致信息的偏好密切相关。这些发现突出了正确的半球过程在检测认知不一致性和减少失调策略的实施中的潜在作用。