Poli Psych Exam 2 Readings

tesler reading

in post-obama era, sorting on racial attitudes in Rep and Dem party, OFR v. Modern racism

cramer reading on rural resentment

racism with economic concerns interrupts support for redistribution among rural whites

OFR:

belief that embraces biological and social inferiority (disgust)

Modern racism:

blacks violate American values such as work ethic and discipline

Tesler reading takeaway

poli evaluations to Obama can enhance the influence of OFR in whites partisan preferences

what was cramer testing? (talk show)

racism intertwined with economic concerns and stops support for redistribution among whites of rural areas through radio talk shows

who exactly are the power elites from Cramer reading

urban liberal power holders that prioritize urban issues over harder working (rural) whites

banks and valentino “emotional substrates of white racial attitudes” on OFR and SR

OFR = biological inferority of blacks), SR = anger (blacks dont try hard enough)

what was the main finding of Banks & Valentino reading?

modern racial attitudes are deeply rooted in emotions not just ideology; more subtle

Cramer “Understanding the Role of Racism in Contemporary US Public Opinion” takeaway

racism is still in US public opinion, implicit racial bias affects perception & explicit racism continues

what is the role of political elites that Cramer describes?

media and politicians shape how racism shows up in public opinion

In Peters and Kinder “Experiemental Demos of the Not-so-Minimal Consequences of Television News Programs”, what exactly did they do

manipulated attention network news programs devote to diff national problems

what was the experiment breakdown of Peters and Kinder

participants placed in either group 1 or 2 had to rank the issue importance, need for gov action, personal concern, and whether they talked abt it with friends

main takeaway of Peters and Kinder:

TV programs and priming affect which problems (politically naive ppl) take seriously,

Aslett and Guss on News Credibility label article study breakdown:

NewsGuard showed relability of news sources, but little impact on how ppl consume news

what was the main findings of the Geer study?

fraction of negative appeals rises from 1960 to 2005, they become more negative later in campaigns, voters view negative ads negatively

what happen in the Do Attack Ads Demobilize the Electorate study?

exposure to negative (as opposed to positive) advertising depressed intention to vote by 5%

What happened in Wilson and Eckel’s Beauty and Expectations in a Trust Game?

people attribute positive characteristics to attractive ppl ( how much money given to player B based on their attraction)

Stanford Prison Experiment by Zimbardo main takeaway:

humans that arent bad can do bad things; situational forces change their behavior not just the individual

Gerber reading main finding:

big five traits relate to poli attitudes and participation, but its not the sole driver of poli behavior

what is the common theme between liberals and conservatives in the big five trait?

openness & agreeableness = liberal, extraversion & conscientiousness = conservative

Levin reading takeaway:

perceived legitimacy affects relationship btw SDO and intergroup bias

levin reading in relation to SDO:

ppl w high SDO more likely to justify inequality btw groups favoring high status groups over low-status ones