Abstract: . . .  political psychology Page 1 1 Introduction: Political Psychology and the Study of Politics james h. kuklinski Fields of scientific inquiry follow a common pattern. At the outset, excite- ment and enthusiasm prevail as a small group of founders offers a new conceptual framework and, . . .
. . .  actually helped to reformulate psychological theory by demonstrating that psychological processes deemed to be universal in fact are domain- Kuklinski 10 © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 0521593778 - Thinking about Political Psychology Edited by James H. Kuklinski Excerpt More information  . . .
. . .  to reformulate psychological theory by demonstrating that psychological processes deemed to be universal in fact are domain- Kuklinski 10 © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 0521593778 - Thinking about Political Psychology Edited by James H. Kuklinski Excerpt More information  . . .
. . .  do not merely apply an already identified heuristic to political decision making. Instead, they develop the idea of a “likability heuristic,” which citizens can use effec- tively to predict political groups’ policy positions. Finally, Rahn, Sullivan, and Rudolph observe that some political psychologists have actually helped to reformulate psychological theory by demonstrating that psychological processes deemed to be universal in fact are domain- Kuklinski 10 © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org . . .
. . .  the idea of a “likability heuristic,” which citizens can use effec- tively to predict political groups’ policy positions. Finally, Rahn, Sullivan, and Rudolph observe that some political psychologists have actually helped to reformulate psychological theory by demonstrating that psychological processes deemed to be universal in fact are domain- Kuklinski 10 © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 0521593778 - Thinking about Political Psychology Edited by James H. . . .
. . .  sufficiently political , therefore, it should have some- thing to say about each. The authors then review literatures that, in toto, speak to all three elements of politics. In fact, they conclude, it is impos- sible to imagine how political scientists would study power, conflict, and governing without psychological concepts. Rahn, Sullivan, and Rudolph conclude with a typology of extant research. The first category consists of research that directly applies psy- chological concepts and theories to political . . .
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