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Motivated Skepticism in the Evaluation of Political Beliefs by Taber, Charles S., Lodge, Milton

“…We propose a model of motivated skepticism that helps explain when and why citizens are biased-information processors. Two experimental studies explore how…”
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The Motivated Processing of Political Arguments by Taber, Charles S., Cann, Damon, Kucsova, Simona

“…We report the results of an experiment designed to replicate and extend recent findings on motivated political reasoning. In particular, we are interested in…”
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Foreign Language Exposure, Cultural Threat, and Opposition to Immigration by Newman, Benjamin J., Hartman, Todd K., Taber, Charles S.

“…In the present article, we extend the notion of cultural threat posed by immigrants beyond its current conceptualization as symbolic, collective-level threats…”
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Social Dominance and the Cultural Politics of Immigration by Newman, Benjamin J., Hartman, Todd K., Taber, Charles S.

“…We argue that conflict over immigration largely concerns who bears the burden of cultural transaction costs, which we define as the costs associated with…”
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Why People "Don't Trust the Evidence": Motivated Reasoning and Scientific Beliefs by KRAFT, PATRICK W., LODGE, MILTON, TABER, CHARLES S.

“…In this commentary, we embed the volume's contributions on public beliefs about science in a broader theoretical discussion of motivated political reasoning…”
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Affective Contagion in Effortful Political Thinking by Erisen, Cengiz, Lodge, Milton, Taber, Charles S.

“…We offer a theory of motivated political reasoning based on the claim that the feelings aroused in the initial stages of processing sociopolitical information…”
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The Illusion of Choice in Democratic Politics: The Unconscious Impact of Motivated Political Reasoning by Taber, Charles S., Lodge, Milton

“…What are the fundamental causes of human behavior and to what degree is it intended, consciously controlled? We review the literature on automaticity in human…”
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The Automaticity of Affect for Political Leaders, Groups, and Issues: An Experimental Test of the Hot Cognition Hypothesis by Lodge, Milton, Taber, Charles S.

“…We report the results of three experimental tests of the "hot cognition" hypothesis, which posits that all sociopolitical concepts that have been evaluated in…”
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Motivated reasoning and public opinion by Strickland, April A, Taber, Charles S, Lodge, Milton

“…Citizens, especially those who are knowledgeable and care the most about politics, are motivated to defend their beliefs and attitudes in the face of…”
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A Computational Model of the Citizen as Motivated Reasoner: Modeling the Dynamics of the 2000 Presidential Election by Kim, Sung-youn, Taber, Charles S., Lodge, Milton

“…A computational model of political attitudes and beliefs is developed that incorporates contemporary psychological theory with well-documented findings from…”
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MOTIVATED SKEPTICISM IN THE EVALUATION OF POLITICAL BELIEFS (2006) by Taber, Charles S., Lodge, Milton

“…We propose a model of motivated skepticism that helps explain when and why citizens are biased information processors. Two experimental studies explore how…”
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THE SCOPE AND GENERALITY OF AUTOMATIC AFFECTIVE BIASES IN POLITICAL THINKING: REPLY TO THE SYMPOSIUM by Taber, Charles S., Lodge, Milton

“…Our response to this symposium on our 2006 paper centers on three questions. First, what motivations exist in the political wild, and do our experimental…”
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Activation of Political Attitudes: A Psychophysiological Examination of the Hot Cognition Hypothesis by Morris, James P., Squires, Nancy K., Taber, Charles S., Lodge, Milton

“…The recording of event-related potentials (ERPs) in the brain has allowed for a better understanding of human sensory and cognitive processing. This technique…”
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Information Processing and Public Opinion by Cassino, Dan, Taber, Charles S., Lodge, Milton

“…The paradox of politically ignorant, dysfunctional citizens who yet compose a functional public is visible when empirical findings & theoretical debates of…”
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ROUNDTABLE 4: POLITICAL DOGMATISM by Althaus, Scott, Barash, David, Friedman, Jeffrey, Marcus, George E., Taber, Charles S.

“…A roundtable discussion held during the Critical Review Foundation Conference on Political Ignorance and Dogmatism on Aug 31, 2008 is presented. The discussion…”
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POLI: An Expert System Model of U.S. Foreign Policy Belief Systems by Taber, Charles S.

“…One of the more fruitful systematic approaches to the study of foreign policy views nations as information processors and explains foreign policy as a function…”
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The Illusion of Choice in Democratic Politics: The Unconscious Impact of Motivated Political Reasoning by Taber, Charles S, Lodge, Milton

“…What are the fundamental causes of human behavior and to what degree is it intended, consciously controlled? We review the literature on automaticity in human…”
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Simulation: Analytic and Algorithmic Analyses of Condorcet's Paradox--Variations on a Classical Theme by Timpone, Richard J, Taber, Charles S

“…Compares traditional mathematical models with computer simulations. Shows the strengths and flexibility of algorithmic computational simulations through a…”
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Uncertain Perceptions: U.S. Cold War Crisis Decision Making by Taber, Charles S.

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Balancing Risks: Great Power Intervention in the Periphery by Taber, Charles S.

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