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Political Psychology:Citizen Behaviors and Opinions
Lecture 8
Emotion 2: Other models
Program
The impact of mood Motivated political reasoning Anxiety, threat and
authoritarianism Emotions and framing Altruism and participation
The impact of mood
Lecture 8
Emotion 2: Other models
The impact of mood
Affective state not tied to object.
The nature of the weather has an effect on life satisfaction.
The state of the mood has an effect on evaluations of political candidates.
Motivated political reasoning
Lecture 8
Emotion 2: Other models
Reasoning is motivated– accuracy goals– partisan goals
Hot cognition On-line processing Primacy of affect Biased reasoning
Motivated political reasoning
Lodge & Taber (2005)
Lodge & Taber (2005)
Lodge & Taber (2005)
Lodge & Taber (2005)
Lodge & Taber (2005)
Lodge & Taber (2005)
Biased processing:– prior attitude bias– disconfirmation bias– confirmation bias
Attitude polarization Conditional on sophistication
and attitude strength
Quality of inform. processing
Taber & Lodge (2006)
Taber & Lodge (2006)
Taber & Lodge (2006)
Taber & Lodge (2006)
Anxiety, threat and authoritarianism
Lecture 8
Emotion 2: Other models
Huddy et al. (2005)
9/11 terrorist attacks on USA
Threat induces authoritarianism
Key mediator is ignored: affect
Perceived threat and anxiety should have different impacts on authoritarian attitudes
Huddy et al. (2005)
Huddy et al. (2005)
Huddy et al. (2005)
Emotions and framing
Lecture 8
Emotion 2: Other models
Problem 1, version 1 Disease is expected to kill 600 persons.
Two response programs are possible.
Program A: 200 persons will be saved.
Program B: 1/3 chance to save 600 persons and 2/3 chance to save no one.
45% prefer A, 55% prefer B
Problem 1, version 2 Disease is expected to kill 600 persons.
Two response programs are possible.
Program A: 400 persons will die.
Program B: 1/3 chance no one will die and 2/3 chance 600 persons will die.
67% prefer A, 34% prefer B
Problem 2, version 1 $3000 community development grant.
Two investment programs are possible.
Program A: community will gain $1000.
Program B: 50% chance community will gain $2000 and 50% chance community will gain nothing.
28% prefer A, 72% prefer B
Problem 2, version 2 $3000 community development grant.
Two investment programs are possible.
Program A: community will lose $1000.
Program B: 50% chance community will lose nothing and 50% chance community will lose $2000.
66% prefer A, 34% prefer B
Druckman & McDermott
Druckman & McDermott
Druckman & McDermott
Altruism and participation
Lecture 8
Emotion 2: Other models
Fowler & Kam (2007)
Do concerns for others affect political participation?
Two social concerns:
– social identification
– altruism
Measured by dictator game
Fowler & Kam (2007)
Conclusion
Lecture 8
Emotion 2: Other models