Journal article
Republicans Prefer Republican-Looking Leaders: Political Facial Stereotypes Predict Candidate Electoral Success Among Right-Leaning Voters
- Abstract:
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Previous research suggests that voting in elections is influenced by appearance-based personality inferences (e.g., whether a political candidate has a competent-looking face). However, since voters cannot objectively evaluate politicians' personality traits, it remains to be seen whether appearance-based inferences about a characteristic continue to influence voting when clear information about that characteristic is available. The authors examine the impact of appearance-based inferences fo...
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- Journal:
- Social Psychological and Personality Science
- Volume:
- 3
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- 605-613
- Publication date:
- 2012-08-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1948-5514
- ISSN:
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1948-5506
- Source identifiers:
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351489
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:351489
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- Local pid:
- pubs:351489
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2012
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