Memory retrieval processes help explain the incumbency advantage

Memory retrieval processes help explain the incumbency advantage

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Voters prefer political candidates who are currently in office (incumbents) over new candidates (challengers). Using the premise of query theory (Johnson, Häubl & Keinan, 2007), we clarify the underlying cognitive mechanisms by asking whether memory retrieval sequences affect political decision...

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Main Authors: Anna Katharina Spälti, Mark J. Brandt, Marcel Zeelenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2017-03-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
Subjects:
memory retrieval
query theory
incumbency advantage
information processing
political decision making
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297500005714/type/journal_article

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