在2016年英国关于欧盟成员资格的公投中,认知能力和投票行为
1School of Management, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom.
PloS one
|November 22, 2023
概括
较高的认知能力与更大可能投票留在英国的可能性有关.
科学领域:
- 行为经济学是一种行为经济学.
- 政治科学 政治科学是指政治学.
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
背景情况:
- 2016年英国欧盟成员国公投中广泛出现了错误信息.
- 在决策过程中,认知能力对于评估和忽视错误信息至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查2016年英国公投中认知能力和投票偏好之间的关联.
- 调查个人和家庭认知能力对离开/留在投票倾向的影响.
主要方法:
- 利用英国对夫妇的全国代表性调查数据集.
- 使用回归分析来评估认知能力对投票行为的影响.
主要成果:
- 认知能力的标准偏差增加与投票支持"留欧"的可能性增加9.7%.
- 提高伴侣的认知能力与保持投票的可能性增加了7.6%.
- 情侣的认知能力优势预测,投票留在欧盟的可能性增加10.9%.
结论:
- 认知能力在有关复杂政治问题的个人和家庭投票决定中发挥着重要作用.
- 了解认知能力和信息处理的相互作用对于改善错误信息时代的决策至关重要.
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