Smith et al., 2003: Asking if they were expecting to vote in election had no effect on voter turnout among registered voters
Reference:
Smith, J. K., Gerber, A. S., & Orlich, A. (2003). Self-prophecy effects and voter turnout: An experimental replication. Political Psychology, 24(3), 593-604.
Download PDFSummary:
In an attempted replication of Greenwald et al., 1987, asking registered voters if they expected to vote in a presidential primary election in telephone surveys over two days prior to the election caused no increase in voter turnout.
Psychological Process:
What Desired Meaning is At Stake?
What is the Person Trying to Understand?
To See the Self as AdequateApproach to Desired Meaning
What about it?
Link Self-Integrity to a Behavior or Attitude to Motivate Positive ChangePsychological Question Addressed
Did I say I would do it?Psychological Process 2:
Psychological Process 3:
Heading
Did I say I would do it?Social Area:
Civic behavior
Intervention Technique:
Increasing commitment through action, pre-commitment