"What Do We Know About Knowledge? Citizen Competence, ""Psychological Realism"" and Political Information"

"My analysis also yields several larger points. First, knowledge has much in common with other political cognitions. Like attitudes, knowledge can result from constructed judgments, and, like attitudes or values, knowledge can comprise organized structures and systems. Second, though scholars typically assume that ""more knowledge is better,"" more knowledge can sometimes have undesirable effects. Incorrect ""misbeliefs"" can skew attitudes, and when core preferences are advanced but not anchored this can also have undesirable effects. Third, previous research may have overstated the role of knowledge in facilitating ""citizen competence."" While I find that knowledge is important, I also find that cognitive skills are crucial as well."

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Political Science

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Schwieder, David William

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kuklinski, James H.

• Sociology, Public and Social Welfare

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI9971187

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/82609