Elected in 100 milliseconds: Appearance-Based Trait Inferences and Voting

Olivola, Christopher Y.; Todorov, Alexander

doi:10.1007/s10919-009-0082-1

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“…Table 2 shows the results of the second experiment and compares them to the benchmark study [7]. Overall, our sample replicates the previous study for the selected personality traits displayed on Table 2 The straight line is the linear fit.…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 61%

“…The suggestive but inconclusive results of the first experiment thus prompted us to conceive the aforementioned second experiment, which follows the lines of Ref [7]. Table 2 shows the results of the second experiment and compares them to the benchmark study [7].…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 85%

“…This time judgments were made prior to the election and participants were asked to rate a candidate's face considering 11 personality traits [7]. The ratings were then thereafter compared to the mayors actually elected.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Automatic Evaluation of Faces Predict Mayor Election Outcomes in Brazil

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Elections can be decided on the basis of automatic evaluations of a candidate's face that take less than one second. These inferences are specific to competence and they could predict better than chance 68.8 percent of the US Senate race results in 2004. Such a finding suggests fast, unreflective trait inferences can contribute to voting choices. We replicated this finding for the 2012 and 2016 municipal elections that took place in the southern Brazil state of Santa Catarina. Mayors could have been elected partially by automatic perceptions of competence.

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“…First, the comprehensive literature study conducted by Olivola and Todorov (2010) concludes that most voters are encouraged by the image of politicians when they make their choice. Moreover, their study found that voters refer to the appearance of candidates when determining the choice.…”

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Blater, from Affinity to Tyranny? The Phenomenon of Sole Candidate in the 2015 Local Election in Blitar Regency, Indonesia

Sobari¹

2018

Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Social and Political Sciences (ICSPS 2017)

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Abstract-Surveys on the direct election for local leader (pilkada) reveal that the popular leaders (who are close to the people) are most desirable, including among Javanese voters. Experts explain that those findings show evidence that there is functioning appearances-based inferences (image) constructed by politicians (Olivola and Todorov 2010). Lawson et al. (2010) assert that image is an influential arbiter of the success of politicians to gain positions public. In Indonesia, popularity and likeability are two factors contributing to high electability (Qodari 2010). Recent qualitative case study discovers that the personal construction of a regent candidate known as blater (friendly, easy to socialize) becomes the significant factor of popularity and likeability. Blater character represents the Javanese leadership philosophy of Prasaja and Manjing AjurAjer (want to live modestly and get along with ordinary people). In Javanese social relations, blater is the antithesis of elitist priyayi behavior. Moreover, blater is also compatible with Javanese wisdom, particularly for a Javanese leader, in order not to adigang (pride of power), adigung (pride of greatness), and adiguna (pride of skill and expertise). Beyond this excellent character of Javanese leader, blater has given rise to a tyranny leading to a sole candidate in the 2015 Blitar Regency election. Firstly, blater results in high popularity and likeability of the incumbent candidate and induces difficulties for potential challengers. Secondly, this situation encourages the rationality and opportunism of political parties in nominating regional heads, and finally to set a sole candidate. Lastly, citizens are persuaded to accept the election with the sole candidate as a condition of electoral democracy, although it limits the space for voting. Hence, pilkada with the sole candidate has eliminated the essence of democracy as a competitive arena of leaders' selection and space for expressing people choice. The absence of competition and capability to vote are two aspects negating the progress of democracy.

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“…In addition, adolescents in hostile family climate are unlikely to obey rules or conform to behaviour expectation of parents who are hostile to them. Adolescents' perceptions about their parents are likely to influence their behaviours, in fact, the mental impressions they hold affects their decisions and judgments Todoroy, 2010a, and2010b). The perceptions about their parents can be used to predict their actions (Premack & Woodruff, 1978).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%