In election cycles, voters tend to believe news that confirms their ...
Sep 19, 2024 · A new paper he co-authored, “Beliefs About Political News in the Run-up to an Election,” found that voters across party lines are more likely to believe news stories that confirm their preexisting biases during an election cycle than they are during nonelection time frames.
How misinformation and bias shapes what we believe
3 days ago · Confirmation bias is one of the biggest obstacles to objective thinking during an election. As Alex explains: “We have our preferred candidate, and we will interpret all evidence that we see as supporting that candidate, even if the evidence is close to non-existent.” ... The global economic impact of the US election' which will take place ...
confirmation bias, motivated reasoning, privatization, trust in government. During the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump prom-ised to fight back aggressively against government waste and inefficiency.
Study finds political bias skews perceptions of verifiable fact
Jun 3, 2020 · Research by Harvard economists finds that politics don’t just influence people’s attitudes about economic issues and policies, it shapes their perceptions of verifiable reality.
The Rise of Opinionated News Sources: How Confirmation Bias …
Nov 24, 2020 · With confirmation bias playing such a strong role in modern politics and political opinion, it’s easy to understand why it’s so challenging to have meaningful and respectful conversations with those who have opposite opinions.
How Does Confirmation Bias Affect the Persuasiveness of Policy ...
Sep 28, 2021 · In the paper, I address both theoretically and empirically whether voter confirmation bias – the propensity for individuals to assimilate information which confirms their beliefs – affects how they learn from information about the effects of political reforms.
Voter Confirmation Bias and Electoral Accountability. Abstract. This paper considers the implications of an important cognitive bias in information processing, confirmation bias, in a political agency setting.
Optimal Persuasion under Confirmation Bias: Theory and …
In this paper, I extend a commonly used model of voter learning, the Bayesian learning model, with a behavioral assumption to model confirmation bias. By confirmation bias, I mean that voters perceive signals that confirm their beliefs as more credible than signals that contradict them.
Misinformation might sway elections — but not in the way
Jun 18, 2024 · The World Economic Forum justified placing misinformation as the planet’s most urgent priority because, according to its Global Risks Report for 2024, it could “radically disrupt electoral...
The Psychological Research That Helps Explain the Election
Dec 25, 2016 · This process, which is a form of what’s called confirmation bias, can help explain why Trump supporters remain supportive no matter what evidence one puts to them—and why Trump’s opponents are...