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Source Credibility Perception

Source Credibility Perception is a cognitive construct in communication and information processing that refers to an individual's subjective assessment of a source's trustworthiness, expertise, and goodwill, forming the basis for evaluating the reliability and believability of communicated messages.

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1.1K

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2017–2026

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Publications

487

The Influence of Source Credibility on Communication Effectiveness

Carl I. Hovland, Walter Weiss · Public Opinion Quarterly · 1951 · 3.4K citations

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Social and Heuristic Approaches to Credibility Evaluation Online

Miriam J. Metzger, Andrew J. Flanagin, Ryan Medders · Journal of Communication · 2010 · 1.3K citations

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Believe it or not: Factors influencing credibility on the Web

C. Nadine Wathen, Jacquelyn Burkell · Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology · 2001 · 1.1K citations

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Perceptions of Internet Information Credibility

Andrew J. Flanagin, Miriam J. Metzger · Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly · 2000 · 1.1K citations

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The contribution of studies of source credibility to a theory of interpersonal trust in the communication process.

Kim Giffin · Psychological Bulletin · 1967 · 930 citations

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Authors

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  1. MJ
    Miriam J. Metzger

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    9 publications · 3.8K citations

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  2. AJ
    Andrew J. Flanagin

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    6 publications · 3.7K citations

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  3. BJ
    B. J. Fogg

    Stanford University, United States

    6 publications · 2K citations

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  4. PR
    Patric R. Spence

    University of Kentucky, United States

    6 publications · 1.5K citations

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  5. RE
    Richard E. Petty

    The Ohio State University, United States

    4 publications · 793 citations

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Institutions

459

  1. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    16 h-index

    30 publications

    3.1K citations

  2. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    11 h-index

    13 publications

    2.3K citations

  3. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    11 h-index

    19 publications

    815 citations

  4. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    10 h-index

    18 publications

    3.4K citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    10 h-index

    41 publications

    10.6K citations

  6. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    9 h-index

    20 publications

    8.8K citations

  7. Indiana University

    Bloomington, United States

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    2.6K citations

  8. City University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    567 citations

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  1. Computers in Human Behavior

    15 publications · 2K citations

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  2. Speech Monographs

    16 publications · 827 citations

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  3. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

    JMCQ · 10 publications · 2.1K citations

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  4. Journalism Quarterly

    8 publications · 574 citations

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  5. Memory & Cognition

    7 publications · 270 citations

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