When do populations polarize? An explanation

Benoit, Jean Pierre; Dubra, Juan

dc.rights.license	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional	*
dc.contributor.author	Benoit, Jean Pierre
dc.contributor.author	Dubra, Juan
dc.date.accessioned	2022-07-04T19:50:36Z
dc.date.available	2022-07-04T19:50:36Z
dc.date.issued	2018	es
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12806/1362
dc.description.abstract	Numerous experiments demonstrate attitude polarization. For instance, Lord, Ross & Lepper presented subjects with the same mixed evidence on the deterrent effect of the death penalty. Both believers and skeptics of its deterrent effect became more convinced of their views; that is, the population polarized. However, not all experiments find this attitude polarization. We propose a theory of rational updating that accounts for both the positive and negative experimental findings. This is in contrast to existing theories, which predict either too much or too little polarization.	es
dc.format.extent	46 p.	es
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	es
dc.language	eng	es
dc.publisher	Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía	es
dc.relation.ispartof	Documentos de trabajo del Departamento de Economía	es
dc.rights	Abierto	es
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	Attitude polarization	es
dc.subject	Confirmation bias	es
dc.subject	Bayesian decision making	es
dc.title	When do populations polarize? An explanation	es
dc.type	Documento de trabajo	es
dc.contributor.filiacion	Benoit, Jean Pierre. London Buisness School	es
dc.contributor.filiacion	Dubra, Juan. Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay	es
dc.type.version	Publicada	es