Toeing the Party Lie: Ostracism Promotes Endorsement of Partisan Election Falsehoods
| Autor: | R. Kelly Garrett, Paolo Riva, Daniel J. Sude |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Garrett, R, Sude, D, Riva, P |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Motivated reasoning
Sociology and Political Science Communication 05 social sciences social exclusion Ostracism 050801 communication & media studies 0506 political science politic Politics 0508 media and communications 050602 political science & public administration misperception Social exclusion Psychology Social psychology motivated reasoning social influence Social influence M-PSI/05 - PSICOLOGIA SOCIALE |
| Popis: | Research suggests that ostracism could promote endorsement of partisan falsehoods. Socially excluded individuals are uniquely attentive to distinctions between in-groups and out-groups, and act in ways intended to promote group belonging, potentially including a greater willingness to accept claims made by other group members. We test this assertion with a 2 (ostracism) X 2 (anonymity) X 2 (topic) mixed factorial design using the Ostracism Online paradigm with a demographically diverse online sample of Americans (N =413). Results suggest that when ostracized, both Democrats and Republicans are more likely to endorse party-line falsehoods about the 2016 U.S. Presidential election. These effects are contingent on several individual-level differences, including strength of ideological commitment, cognitive reflection, and faith in intuition for facts. These patterns failed to replicate with fracking, a politically charged science topic. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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