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Physical attractiveness, issue agreement, and assimilation effects in candidate appraisal.

This study examines the cognitive and affective factors of candidate appraisal by manipulating candidate attractiveness and levels of issue agreement with voters. Drawing upon research in evolutionary psychology and cognitive neuroscience, this analysis proposes that automatic processing of physical...

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Published in:Politics & the Life Sciences Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 33 - 50
Main Authors: Schubert, James N., Curran, Margaret Ann, Strungaru, Carmen
Format: Article
Published: Cambridge University Press Spring2011
Subjects:
Political candidates
Elections
Judgment (Psychology)
Cognitive neuroscience
Neuropsychology
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