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political heuristics: a standalone construct

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politicalheuristics1 CONSTRUCTPolitical heuristicsLAU · POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Political psychology

mental shortcuts such as party labels, endorsements and candidate appearance that voters use to make political choices with little information.

In political psychology, political heuristics refers to mental shortcuts such as party labels, endorsements and candidate appearance that voters use to make political choices with little information. This meaning comes from Lau (2001) in American Journal of Political Science.[1]

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  1. Lau, R. R., & Redlawsk, D. P. (2001). Advantages and Disadvantages of Cognitive Heuristics in Political Decision Making. American Journal of Political Science, 45(4), 951. https://doi.org/10.2307/2669334

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