Are you a liberal or conservative? Stanford study says mental nudge can make voters flip-flop

Read this to understand how framing can shift voter identification.

(H/T This study was posted by my friend Anibal. Great find!)

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Introduction & Excerpt (Via Physorg)

So are you more likely to vote for conservative or liberal politicians and causes?

A group of Stanford psychologists say most people can be swayed toward either the right or left depending on whether they’re prompted to think about the payoff of their own hard work or the good fortune that has smiled upon them.

When they’re asked to focus on the qualities of self-reliance and hard work, they’re more likely to express conservative viewpoints. And when they zero in on things like luck and opportunity, they come out more liberal.

It turns out some voters can flip-flop just as fast as any politician. All they need is a little push.

Additional Excerpt (Via Physorg)

“The way people think about issues at any given moment is a function of what’s salient to them in that moment,” Bryan said. “Most people realize that political attitudes change over a long period of time, but there hasn’t been as much acknowledgement in conventional wisdom or in psychology that people’s political views can change from moment to moment. But they do.”

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