Universal Journal of Psychology Vol. 1(3), pp. 89 - 102
DOI: 10.13189/ujp.2013.010302
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What is American? Ideology and Cognition in American Politics

Eric C. Stephens^*, Christopher S. Leskiw
University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, KY 40769,USA

ABSTRACT

Three hypotheses were investigated to determine whether perception of prototypical American and non-American values varied depending upon political ideology and whether the values were presented as brief images or word descriptors. Respondents were shown 40 images one at a time for 10 seconds each. Half of these images were in pictorial form and the remaining images were the corresponding textual representation. An analysis of results revealed general agreement in perception based upon political ideology and presentation form of stimuli. However, the context in which images appeared affected the ratings of respondents to some degree. Interpretations of these findings are discussed.

KEYWORDS
Political Psychology, Political Ideology, Perception, Cognition, Prototypes

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[1] Eric C. Stephens , Christopher S. Leskiw , "What is American? Ideology and Cognition in American Politics," Universal Journal of Psychology, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 89 - 102, 2013. DOI: 10.13189/ujp.2013.010302.

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Eric C. Stephens , Christopher S. Leskiw (2013). What is American? Ideology and Cognition in American Politics. Universal Journal of Psychology, 1(3), 89 - 102. DOI: 10.13189/ujp.2013.010302.