Attention and Political Choice: A Foundation for Eye Tracking in Political Science
Libby Jenke,
Nicolette J Sullivan
Abstract:All political science studies are, at root, about how people make decisions—how voterschoose whether and for whom to vote, how prejudice influences political choices, and theeffects of emotions and morals on political choice. However, what people are thinking duringthese decisions remains obscure; currently utilized methods leave us with a “black box”of decision making. Eye tracking offers a deeper insight into these processes by capturingrespondents’ attention, salience, emotion, and understanding. But how ap… Show more
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