Abstract
Schema theory has established wide currency today among scholars who study political attitudes, beliefs, values, recollections, or other perceptions and orientations that citizens may exhibit. How much does schema conceptualization actually contribute to understanding political behavior and attitudes? How much potential does schema theory have for future contributions? We address these questions, arguing for a more satisfying political psychology than is offered by research emanating from schema conceptualizations.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1341-1380 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Journal | American Political Science Review |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1991 |
Keywords
- cognitive models
- political psychology
- cognition
- political candidates
- social psychology
- black people
- social cognition
- political attitudes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science