KOMPAS on the Psychology of Elections #9 - Hey, where did the visions go? - with Lasse Rimmer
Should politicians be forced to focus only on policies that will affect us seven generations from now?
Today, "Kompas til Valgets Psykologi" takes stock of the election campaign and examines why the debate over who has used cocaine and abolished a public holiday has dominated election coverage.
Hosts Sigge Winther and Lars Hvidberg join Lasse Rimmer to examine the psychological biases at play during the election campaign and highlight the key moments from the heat of the battle. Most importantly, we’ll lay out a plan for how to get politicians to talk about their visions again—so that, hopefully, by the next election, we’ll be thinking a little further ahead.
Research:
Matthews, Darren (2023): “The Ben Franklin Effect: The Unexpected Power of Asking for a Favor.” Medium.
Jecker, J. & Landy, D. (1969): “Liking a Person as a Function of Doing Him a Favor.”Human Relations, 22 (4), pp. 371–378.
Blanchard, S.J., Carlson, K.A., & Hyodo, J.D. (2016): The Favor Request Effect: Requesting a Favor from Consumers to Seal the Deal.Journal of Consumer Research, 42(6), pp. 985–1001.
Credits:
Cast: Lasse Rimmer, Sigge Winther, and Lars Hvidberg
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.