Motivating voter turnout by invoking the self
Has this study been replicated?
The atlas records 2 replications of this study. Recorded outcomes: 2 failed. The earliest on record is from 2017.
Replications
- Voting behavior is unaffected by subtle linguistic cues: evidence from a psychologically authentic replication, GERBER et al. (2020). Behavioural Public Policy. Outcome recorded: failed.
We find no evidence that noun wording increases turnout compared to verb wording in this highly salient electoral context, even in competitive states.
Outcome read from the abstract. View paper - Do Subtle Linguistic Interventions Priming a Social Identity as a Voter Have Outsized Effects on Voter Turnout? Evidence From a New Replication Experiment, Gerber et al. (2017). Political Psychology. Outcome recorded: failed.
We find no evidence that this minor wording change increases turnout levels. This research provides new evidence that the strategy of invoking the self does not appear to consistently increase turnout and calls into question whether subtle linguistic cues have outsized behavioral effects.
Outcome read from the abstract. View paper
Cite this record
Bryan, C. J., Walton, G. M., Rogers, T., & Dweck, C. S. (2011). Motivating voter turnout by invoking the self. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(31), 12653–12656. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1103343108
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