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Candidate Competence Perceptions

Candidate Competence Perceptions is a psychological construct that denotes the evaluative judgments formed by voters or selectors regarding a political candidate's demonstrated ability, expertise, and capacity to perform effectively in a public office or leadership role, distinguishing it from related assessments such as character or likability by focusing specifically on perceived qualifications and task-related efficacy.

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7.3K

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178

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102

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2017–2026

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73

Inferences of Competence from Faces Predict Election Outcomes

Alexander Todorov, Anesu N. Mandisodza, Amir Goren et al. · Science · 2005 · 1.5K citations

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Gender Stereotypes and the Perception of Male and Female Candidates

Leonie Huddy, Nayda Terkildsen · American Journal of Political Science · 1993 · 1.4K citations

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Schematic Assessments of Presidential Candidates

Arthur H. Miller, Martin Wattenberg, Oksana Malanchuk · American Political Science Review · 1986 · 669 citations

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Predicting political elections from rapid and unreflective face judgments

Charles C. Ballew, Alexander Todorov · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2007 · 474 citations · Full text

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A meta-analysis of the effects of viewing U.S. presidential debates

William L. Benoit, Glenn J. Hansen, Rebecca Verser · Communication Monographs · 2003 · 309 citations

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Authors

178

  1. AH
    Arthur H. Miller

    University of Iowa, United States

    3 publications · 778 citations

    3

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  2. AT
    Alexander Todorov

    Princeton University, United States

    3 publications · 2.1K citations

    3

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  3. KM
    Kyle Mattes

    Florida International University, United States

    2 publications · 53 citations

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  4. CM
    Carolyn M. Jagacinski

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    2 publications · 87 citations

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  5. HC
    Hilde Coffé

    Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

    2 publications · 65 citations

    2

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Institutions

102

  1. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    6.7K citations

  2. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    408 citations

  3. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    161 citations

  4. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    228 citations

  5. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

    Washington, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    7K citations

  6. University of Miami

    Coral Gables, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    172 citations

  7. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    77 citations

  8. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    706 citations

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Venues

  1. Political Psychology

    3 publications · 89 citations

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  2. Sex Roles

    3 publications · 122 citations

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  3. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy

    ASAP · 2 publications · 32 citations

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  4. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 2 publications · 45 citations

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  5. American Journal of Political Science

    AJPS · 2 publications · 1.5K citations

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