Low Information Rationality Versus Political Knowledge

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Low Information Rationality Versus Political
Knowledge

• Session 10

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Low Information Rationality

• Going without Data Information Shortcuts
• Interpersonal Influence as an Information
  Shortcut

3

• Party Identification
• Changes in Party Identification
• Party Voting and Issue Voting
• Party Images
• Evaluating Candidates
• Competence versus issue position
• Policy preferences and sincerity
• Incumbency

4
Political Knowledge

• The Consequences of Political Knowledge and
  Ignorance
• Promoting support for democratic values
• Promoting political participation

5

• The quality of opinions
• How do they develop?
• Holding opinions
• Opinion stability over time
• Responsiveness of attitudes

6

• Political Knowledge and Enlightened Self Interest
• Economic
• Gender
• Age
• Religion

7

• Connecting Attitudes with Participation
• Issue voting
• Economic considerations