Could the accuracy of recall when asking subjects to recall adjectives describing a group they belong to predict political orientation? For example, would liberals have better recall, relative to conservatives, for words describing humanity, and conservatives better recall for words describing their nation? Controlling for culture of origin of course. And thinking farther down that road, would other cultures display similar characteristics?
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Thoughts While Studying the Self-reference Effect...
Could the accuracy of recall when asking subjects to recall adjectives describing a group they belong to predict political orientation? For example, would liberals have better recall, relative to conservatives, for words describing humanity, and conservatives better recall for words describing their nation? Controlling for culture of origin of course. And thinking farther down that road, would other cultures display similar characteristics?
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