Judging Political Hearts and Minds: How Political Dynamics Drive Social Judgments

摘要: We investigated how judgments of political messengers depend upon what would benefit one’s preferred candidate. In Study 1a, participants were asked to evaluate the warmth and competence writer a pro- or anti-Obama message for 2012 presidential election (Obama/warm; Romney/competent). When judging messages, was emphasized by Democrats Republicans. 1b replicated these effects messages about Romney as well. 2 examined 2004 where perceptions party candidates’ reversed (Bush/warm; Kerry/competent). There 3 showed that varying each party’s prospective candidates 2016 influences whether is Thus, differences between Republicans in emphasizing reflect dynamic motivated cognition ...