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How People Organize the Political World: A Schematic Model
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A schematic model of political belief systems based on recent research in social and cognitive psychology is developed. We show that schema theory has the ability to bridge the gaps among the major competing approaches to the study of mass belief systems as well as provide direction for new research on the structure and functioning of political beliefs. An initial test of the theory, done with Q methodology, is reported and the results provide consistent support for the general predictions of schema theory as applied to political beliefs.
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- Authors
- Conover, P. J., & Feldman, S.
- Venue
- American Journal of Political Science
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1984-02
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 95
- ISSN
- 0092-5853 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2035701098
- Cited by
- 378
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 17
- FWCI
- 12.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Political Science (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › General Social Sciences › Q Methodology Applications
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Keywords
- schema theory, political beliefs, political cognition, schematic model, Q methodology, political psychology
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