COMPASS to the Psychology of Elections #7 - The Bandwagon Effect: Sigge’s Pirate Pants Highlight the Problem with Polls - With Carolin Rapp
There are polls here, there, and everywhere during the election campaign. But polls don’t just indicate how voters will vote—they dictate it.
In this episode of "Compass to Election Psychology," hosts Sigge Winther and Silas Moody, along with Associate Professor of Political Science Carolin Hjort Rapp, explore how voters are influenced by the actions of the majority and the benefits that come from the fact that, for heaven’s sake, we humans don’t want to stand out from the crowd.
And of course, we wouldn’t want to leave you without a guide on how to avoid voting based on your bandwagon bias.
Research:
Farjam, M., & Loxbo, K. (2023). Social conformity or attitude persistence
Dahlgaard, J. O., Hansen, J. H., Hansen, K. M., & Larsen, M. V. (2017). How election polls shape voting behavior.
Sullivan, L. (Ed.). (n.d.). SAGE Reference - The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Asch, S. E. (1951). Effects of group pressure on the modification and distortion of judgments
Credits:
Cast: Carolin Hjort Rapp, Sigge Winther, and Silas Moody
Editors: Linn Lüders, Silas Moody, Lars Hvidberg, Ida Torpe Thorhauge, Bjørk Hulten, Noa Jenkins, and Anton Jensen
Sound Design: Peter Sejersbøl
Produced by the INVI think tank – Institute for wicked , with support from the Carlsberg Foundation.