TY - JOUR
T1 - The cultural orientation of mass political opinion
AU - Gastil, John
AU - Braman, Don
AU - Kahan, Dan
AU - Slovic, Paul
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - Most Americans lack any substantial degree of ideological sophistication (Kinder 1998), yet they often manage to express coherent views across a range of issues. The conventional explanation for this is that people rely on judgmental shortcuts (e.g., Sniderman, Brody, and Tetlock 1991). These "heuristics" permit individuals with sufficient political sophistication to sort and filter incoming messages to form relatively consistent views that align with preexisting values (Zaller 1992). ©
AB - Most Americans lack any substantial degree of ideological sophistication (Kinder 1998), yet they often manage to express coherent views across a range of issues. The conventional explanation for this is that people rely on judgmental shortcuts (e.g., Sniderman, Brody, and Tetlock 1991). These "heuristics" permit individuals with sufficient political sophistication to sort and filter incoming messages to form relatively consistent views that align with preexisting values (Zaller 1992). ©
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U2 - 10.1017/S1049096511001326
DO - 10.1017/S1049096511001326
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80054945463
SN - 1049-0965
VL - 44
SP - 711
EP - 714
JO - PS - Political Science and Politics
JF - PS - Political Science and Politics
IS - 4
ER -