Political Trust and Negative Campaigns: Two Tests of the Figure Ground Hypothesis
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Keyword(s): Despite what many Americans believe, there is little evidence that increased campaign negativity has contributed to the loss of public trust in government in recent decades. In this article, we consider the relationship between negative campaigning and trust in a different light. The “figure-ground hypothesis” suggests that negative information is more likely than positive information to shape people's attitudes and behavior, in part because negativity “stands out” in a world where most of us ha
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| date accessioned | 2020-03-12T11:00:44Z | |
| date available | 2020-03-12T11:00:44Z | |
| date issued | 2014 | |
| identifier issn | 1747-1346 | |
| identifier other | 10.1111-polp.12091.pdf | |
| identifier uri | https://libsearch.um.ac.ir:443/fum/handle/fum/843741 | |
| format | general | |
| language | English | |
| publisher | John Wiley and Sons | |
| title | Political Trust and Negative Campaigns: Two Tests of the Figure Ground Hypothesis | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| contenttype | Metadata Only | |
| identifier padid | 6670194 | |
| subject keywords | Despite what many Americans believe, there is little evidence that increased campaign negativity has contributed to the loss of public trust in government in recent decades. In this article, we consider the relationship between negative campaigning and trust in a different light. The “figure-ground hypothesis” suggests that negative information is more likely than positive information to shape people's attitudes and behavior, in part because negativity “stands out” in a world where most of us ha | |
| identifier doi | 10.1111/polp.12091 | |
| journal title | Politics & Policy | |
| journal volume | 42 | |
| journal issue | 5 | |
| filesize | 278517 | |
| citations | 0 | |
| contributor rawauthor | Craig, Stephen C. - Rippere, Paulina S. - Jones, David A. - Caillier, James - Lewis, Gregory B. |