The Effects of Information and Predisposition on Individual Responses to Hypothetical Survey Questions

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ID7261985
AuthorsChing-Hsing Wang (0000-0001-6711-8562, University of Houston, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume2
Issue2
Pages71-102
Publication date2015-02-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Journal for Public Opinion Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2288-6168 • E-ISSN: 2288-6168
PublisherAsian Network for Public Opinion Research (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15206/ajpor.2015.2.2.71
OpenAlexW310663773
LanguageEN
References cited25

This study investigates the effects of information and predisposition on individual responses to hypothetical questions. By employing the empirical implications of theoretical models (EITM) framework, I confirm that information and predisposition have positive effects on individual substantive responses to the hypothetical questions about the independence-unification issue in Taiwan. Respondents with higher levels of information and predisposition are more likely to provide substantive responses. More importantly, information and predisposition exert a negative interaction effect on individual responses to hypothetical questions, which implies that when an individual counts more on information to respond to hypothetical questions, her predisposition plays a less important role in her responses and vice versa. Finally, this study suggests that hypothetical questions are effective to probe individual opinion on specific issues under hypothetical conditions

Biology · Genetic predisposition · Independence (probability theory · Statistics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Mathematics · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology · Genetics

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