Political Extremism Is Supported by an Illusion of Understanding
Has this study been replicated?
The atlas records 2 replications of this study. Recorded outcomes: 2 failed. The earliest on record is from 2021.
Replications
- Asking People to Explain Complex Policies Does Not Increase Political Moderation: Three Preregistered Failures to Closely Replicate Fernbach, Rogers, Fox, and Sloman's (2013) Findings, Crawford & Ruscio (2021). Psychological Science. Outcome recorded: failed.
None of the key effects were statistically significant
Outcome read from the abstract. View paper - Puncturing the Knowledge Illusion Does Not Reduce Policy and Political Extremism: Evidence From a Replication and Extension, Walker et al. (2023). Political Psychology. Outcome recorded: failed.
Our results suggest the opposite: Positional extremity is higher when citizens articulate their understanding of policy. Our study, which is larger in scale, draws on different time periods and extended interventions and exami…
Outcome read from the abstract. View paper
Cite this record
Fernbach, P. M., Rogers, T., Fox, C. R., & Sloman, S. A. (2013). Political Extremism Is Supported by an Illusion of Understanding. Psychological Science, 24(6), 939–946. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797612464058
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