Add to ORKGIn psychology it has long been understood that decision making has a motivational aspect. Individual preference is a powerful force in the democratic process but the motivational basis of political decision making is still relatively unclear. Based on Atkinson’s expectancy value model, the influence of motive usage and expectancy on the expected influence of political candidates is analyzed in three studies. It is expected that candidates are rated higher on motives that they promote and that a higher expectancy value results in higher ratings as well. Results show partial support for the hypotheses. Limitations and future directions are discussed
Voters feel about political candidates at least as much as they think about them. And yet we know re...
While there is a wide variety of research about personality in the field of psychology, there is sti...
This study examines the effect of motivation on political selective exposure and selective perceptio...
This paper advances Kim, Taber, and Lodge's work (2010). It is shown here that the psychologica...
What role does affect play in individuals\u27 political decisions? How do the emotions we experience...
Three social motives, the need for power, achievement and affiliation, combine to form the configura...
In the study of voter decision making, heuristics have emerged as one of the key concepts to underst...
Striving to realize affect-laden goals is a central facet of motivation. Incentive theories of motiv...
Over the past four decades, research in the area of moral judgment development has shown a relations...
Implicit measures have become very popular in virtually all areas of basic and applied psychology. H...
Previous voting behavior research has assumed that there is one correct model of voting behavior wit...
Expected utility theory is widely used to formally model decisions in situations where outcomes are ...
This dissertation focuses on the psychological processes which connect people's own positions on pol...
Political psychology investigates representations and actions of political actors, be they citizens,...
Often, citizens talk politics or watch political shows solely for the pleasure they derive from thes...
Voters feel about political candidates at least as much as they think about them. And yet we know re...
While there is a wide variety of research about personality in the field of psychology, there is sti...
This study examines the effect of motivation on political selective exposure and selective perceptio...
This paper advances Kim, Taber, and Lodge's work (2010). It is shown here that the psychologica...
What role does affect play in individuals\u27 political decisions? How do the emotions we experience...
Three social motives, the need for power, achievement and affiliation, combine to form the configura...
In the study of voter decision making, heuristics have emerged as one of the key concepts to underst...
Striving to realize affect-laden goals is a central facet of motivation. Incentive theories of motiv...
Over the past four decades, research in the area of moral judgment development has shown a relations...
Implicit measures have become very popular in virtually all areas of basic and applied psychology. H...
Previous voting behavior research has assumed that there is one correct model of voting behavior wit...
Expected utility theory is widely used to formally model decisions in situations where outcomes are ...
This dissertation focuses on the psychological processes which connect people's own positions on pol...
Political psychology investigates representations and actions of political actors, be they citizens,...
Often, citizens talk politics or watch political shows solely for the pleasure they derive from thes...
Voters feel about political candidates at least as much as they think about them. And yet we know re...
While there is a wide variety of research about personality in the field of psychology, there is sti...
This study examines the effect of motivation on political selective exposure and selective perceptio...