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Party policy psychology edu pdf stanford

shared by Eli Chanoff on 19 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Eli Chanoff on 19 Sep 12
     
    This is a psychology study describing how a person's party affiliation has an overriding impact on whether or not they agree with a policy. I recommend reading the abstract at the top, the "overview of studies" section", and the actual descriptions of the studies, labeled "study 1" study 2", "study 3" and "study 4". The whole thing is interesting but it's long and dense, and we can make the same interpretations as the professor. 
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  • Danielle Polevoi on 23 Sep 12
     
    This is a really cool study, where did you find it Eli? It's not very surprising to me though. I am often inclined to agree with something just because a certain group of people that I relate to (I can't think of an actual example at the moment) support the cause/issue/opinion.
  • Sabrina Rosenfield on 24 Sep 12
     
    Like Danielle, I'm not surprised by this. People don't like to be alone in their beliefs. And, to a certain extent, this can be a good way to make decisions. If you joined a certain group because you liked their ideals, it makes sense that your decisions would follow theirs. However, people are inclined to make decisions in an uninformed way, and that isn't great.
  • Abby Schantz on 24 Sep 12
     
    I agree, its a really cool study. And yes, I am sure I do it a lot too but I think a lot of the time it is subconscious.
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