极化世界中的党派语言:群体内语言为演讲者提供声誉的好处,同时使观众两极分化
Alexander C Walker1, Jonathan A Fugelsang2, Derek J Koehler2
1Department of Cognitive and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Cognition
|November 22, 2024
概括
党派语言增加了团体成员之间的信任,但减少了政治对手之间的信任. 这项研究表明,偏见的语言虽然受到盟友的青,但会破坏信任,加剧政治分歧.
科学领域:
- 政治科学 政治科学是指政治学.
- 社会心理学 社会心理学
- 沟通研究 沟通研究
背景情况:
- 党派语言,定义为支持政治议程的言论,影响对演讲者和事件的看法.
- 了解这种语言的影响对于分析政治话语和群体间关系至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查党派语言如何影响对演讲者的可信度和对描述事件的评价的看法.
- 检查意识形态一致与非党派语言对群体内和群体外评估的差异影响.
主要方法:
- 研究人员对1121名美国民主党人和共和党人进行了两项实验.
- 参与者接触到自由派偏见,保守派偏见和无党派语言,描述两极分化的政治事件.
- 测量了演讲者的可信度和对事件的态度的评估.
主要成果:
- 党派人士认为使用意识形态一致的语言的演讲者比使用非党派语言的演讲者更值得信赖.
- 竞争对手的党派人士认为使用偏见语言的演讲者是负面的,认为他们比无党派演讲者不那么值得信赖.
- 对意识形态一致的描述的接触使参与者对事件的态度两极分化.
结论:
- 党派语言增强了政治团体内部的信任,但在党派分裂中减少了信任.
- 使用偏见的语言可能会损害群体间的信任,并加剧政治两极分化.
- 党派言论虽然受到党员的青,但最终会扩大分歧,侵蚀跨党派信任.
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