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Author Lau, Richard R

Title How Voters Decide : Information Processing in Election Campaigns
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006
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Description 1 online resource (367 pages)
Series Cambridge studies in public opinion and political psychology
Cambridge studies in public opinion and political psychology.
Contents Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; how voters decide: Information Processing during Election Campaigns; Part I Theory and Methods; Part Ii Information Processing; Part Iii. Politics; Part Iv Conclusion; Appendix A. Detailed Examples of Decision Strategies in Action; Appendix B. How the Dynamic Information Board Works; Appendix C. Overview of Experimental Procedures; Appendix D. Detailed Decision Scripts; Appendix E. Calculating the On-line Evaluation Counter; References; Index
Summary This book proposes a new framework for studying voter decision making. An innovative experimental methodology is presented for getting 'inside the heads' of citizens as they confront the overwhelming rush of information during modern presidential election campaigns. Four broad types of decision strategies are described
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-333) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Voting research.
Political science.
Electronic books.
e-books.
Political science
Voting research
Form Electronic book
Author Redlawsk, David P
Kuklinski, James H
Chong, Dennis
ISBN 9780511225000
0511225008
9780511791048
0511791046