Negativity in Democratic Politics: Causes and ConsequencesCambridge University Press, 7 apr 2014 This book explores the political implications of the human tendency to prioritize negative information over positive information. Drawing on literatures in political science, psychology, economics, communications, biology, and physiology, this book argues that 'negativity biases' should be evident across a wide range of political behaviors. These biases are then demonstrated through a diverse and cross-disciplinary set of analyses, for instance: in citizens' ratings of presidents and prime ministers; in aggregate-level reactions to economic news, across 17 countries; in the relationship between covers and newsmagazine sales; and in individuals' physiological reactions to network news content. The pervasiveness of negativity biases extends, this book suggests, to the functioning of political institutions - institutions that have been designed to prioritize negative information in the same way as the human brain. |
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Negativity in Democratic Politics: Causes and Consequences Stuart N. Soroka Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2014 |
Negativity in Democratic Politics: Causes and Consequences Stuart N. Soroka Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2014 |
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aggregate-level analysis ANCOVA Appendix Table assessments asymmetric reactions biases Bloomington Bloomington Pantagraph campaign captured changes in unemployment chapter coders common-pool resources countries coverage crime rates distribution of information economic sentiment effect errors in parentheses estimated evaluations evidence feedback focus on negative focuses gatekeeping government approval heart rate human impact of negative impression formation includes Inflationt-1 information environment instance interactions Journal journalists levels of unemployment literature loss aversion mass media measures media content Misery Index Model 2 Model Montesquieu negative changes negative information negative shifts negative stories negative versus positive negativity bias neutral newsstand sales nonviolent crimes overall Pantagraph party percent physiological political behavior political institutions political science positive and negative positive changes positive information Psychology reactions relationship relatively representative democracy Retrospective Egotropic selection separation of powers Soroka standard errors suggest tendency thermometer scores tone topic traits unemployment Unempt Neg Unempt-1 United Kingdom variables vote