Political disagreement and decision-making in American politics
2013-06
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Political disagreement and decision-making in American politics
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This dissertation explores how political disagreement and disagreeable information shape the nature and quality of citizens' political judgments. People encounter disagreeable information on a routine basis, yet little is known about how exposure to this kind of information shapes people's political decision-making. I examine if and when exposure to political disagreement and disagreeable information leads people to make open-minded, accurate political judgments rather than closed minded, biased decisions. Using a series of experiments, I demonstrate that exposure to high levels of political disagreement can shape how people make judgments, and that, at times, it leads people to be more open-minded and accurate in their approach to decision-making. This research has important implications for understanding how inherent features of the democratic process shape the quality of citizens' judgments.
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University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. June 2013. Major: Political Science. Advisor:Joanne M. Miller. 1 computer file (PDF); x, 230 pages, appendix A.
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Sheagley, Geoffrey David. (2013). Political disagreement and decision-making in American politics. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/156227.
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