{"product_id":"taming-intuition-how-reflection-minimizes-partisan-reasoning-and-promotes-democratic-accountability-paperback-9781108400312","title":"Taming Intuition; How Reflection Minimizes Partisan Reasoning and Promotes Democratic Accountability (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108400312","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTaming Intuition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow Reflection Minimizes Partisan Reasoning and Promotes Democratic Accountability\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndividuals vary in their ability to reflect on and override partisan impulses, affecting their ability to rationally evaluate politicians.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKevin Arceneaux (Author), Ryan J. Vander Wielen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108400312, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 August 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e260 pages, 32 b\/w illus.  27 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.7 x 15.8 x 1.6 cm, 0.4 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This book takes on one of the most important political questions of our time. Its central argument, and the evidence presented in support of it, is exciting and provocative. To date, no one has figured out how to reduce the myriad information-processing biases identified by Motivated Reasoning Theory that produce the polarization and lack of compromise plaguing our current politics. Unfortunately, giving people new and credible information in particular, and even education in general, often exacerbates these biases. The more subtle answer offered by Arceneaux and Vander Wielen is that those with the ability to coolly reflect on controversial topics can avoid making these common mistakes. Now if we can only figure out how to train people to hold such a rare combination of curiosity and cool-headedness! Taming Intuition will, at the very least, be an important voice in an important debate.' Nicholas Valentino, University of Michigan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe success of democratic governance hinges on an electorate's ability to reward elected officials who act faithfully and punish those who do not. Yet there is considerable variation among voters in their ability to objectively evaluate representatives' performance. In this book the authors develop a theoretical model, the Intuitionist Model of Political Reasoning, which posits that this variation across voters is the result of individual differences in the predisposition to reflect on and to override partisan impulses. Individuals differ in partisan intuitions resulting from the strength of their attachments to parties, as well as the degree to which they are willing to engage in the cognitively taxing process of evaluating those intuitions. The balance of these forces - the strength of intuitions and the willingness to second guess one's self - determines the extent to which individuals update their assessments of political parties and elected officials in a rational manner.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Democratic accountability and the 'rational' citizen\u003cbr\u003e 2. A theory of individual differences in reflection and the intuitionist model of political reasoning\u003cbr\u003e 3. Measuring individual differences in reflection\u003cbr\u003e 4. Toeing the line: partisan identities and policy attitudes\u003cbr\u003e 5. Throwing the rascals out: partisan identities and political evaluations\u003cbr\u003e 6. Can't we disagree without being disagreeable? The role of reflection in a polarized polity\u003cbr\u003e 7. Reflections on the role of reflection in democracies\u003cbr\u003e Appendix. Details of empirical studies and statistical analyses\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economics%20%5BKC%5D%22\"\u003eKC\u003c\/a\u003e], Political structures: democracy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political structures: democracy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20structures:%20democracy%20%5BJPHV%5D%22\"\u003eJPHV\u003c\/a\u003e], Political science \u0026amp; theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political science \u0026amp; theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20science%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20%5BJPA%5D%22\"\u003eJPA\u003c\/a\u003e], Intelligence \u0026amp; reasoning [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Intelligence \u0026amp; reasoning\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Intelligence%20\u0026amp;%20reasoning%20%5BJMRN%5D%22\"\u003eJMRN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004982251800,"sku":"9781108400312","price":28.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108400312i.jpg?v=1696751941","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/taming-intuition-how-reflection-minimizes-partisan-reasoning-and-promotes-democratic-accountability-paperback-9781108400312","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}